The Australian Native Bee Research Centre's co-founders, Les Dollin (a skilled bushman) and Dr Anne Dollin (an entomologist) have explored the most remote areas of Australia, locating rare species of native bees and studying their behaviour and nests. They have written a major scientific paper describing the Australian species of stingless social bees in the genus Trigona (Invertebrate Taxonomy 1997, Vol 11: 861-896).

Les and Anne are currently supporting the growth of the new stingless bee industry in Australia by investigating the latest techniques and hive designs then distributing this information to stingless bee keepers. They are also involved in research on blue banded bees and stingless bees and the potential of these bees as greenhouse crop pollinators.

The work of the Australian Native Bee Research Centre was featured in 2000 in a detailed segment on ABC's Gardening Australia. The Dollins have also been guests on Burke's Backyard, and on ABC radio's Science Show and Earthbeat programs.

The Australian Native Bee Research Centre sends out their free Aussie Bee Email Updates about three times a year.

Aussie Bee Email Update includes news about:

-- just-released articles with full-colour photos to download free from Aussie Bee Online

-- the latest native bee booklets and field guides

-- seminars, workshops and courses on native bees (including stingless beekeeping)

-- native bee researchers and their projects (including requests for your assistance)

-- native bee stories published in other magazines and journals

-- developments in the controversy about whether to import European bumblebees to Australia for greenhouse pollination

-- new features of the Aussie Bee website to check out

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The Australian Native Bee Research Centre publishes:

-- information booklets,
--a field guide,
--a video
--and other products

to distribute information on all native bee species to the Australian public and help ensure the bees' survival in Australia.

We also published the magazine, Aussie Bee Bulletin, for a five year period. The 18 issues included remarkable stories on the secret lives of native bees and how to encourage them in your garden; techniques for keeping stingless bees; crop pollination with native bees; native bee pollination of wildflowers; outback safaris in search of native bees; and much more!

Sales of the booklets, field guides, videos and other products support the work of the Australian Native Bee Research Centre.