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South Africa is home to about 1,200 of the world’s 30,000 bee species, including the fluffy Carpenter bees often mistaken for bumblebees. These bees do not eat wood but use it to create nests housing small groups, unlike honeybee colonies. Carpenter bees are crucial for pollinating South African plants, using a technique called buzz pollination to release pollen from specific flowers like tomatoes and blueberries.
Understanding native pollinators is essential to avoid unintended ecological consequences. For instance, imported bumblebees have caused issues in some regions by becoming invasive.
Learn more about South Africa’s native pollinators and their critical role in preserving biodiversity by visiting the Grootbos Foundation’s resources.
Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...
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This is Onwaba Nkelenjane at the Boland Hockey IPT Capping Ceremony on Saturday evening.
Last Saturday, our team had an awesome day at the Western Province Marathon Champs.
The Green Futures Hospitality Class enjoyed a field trip to Cape Town where they visited a few of the Mother City's well-known tourism sites.
This week at the Grootbos Foundation, we’re taking a closer look at something special found in our forests, bark bling!