Australian National Botanic Gardens opens new bee hotel

By Clare Colley
Updated March 18 2016 - 9:34am, first published February 11 2016 - 4:55pm
Dr Remko Leijs, Aidan Bavinton, 8, of Maribyrnong Primary School, and ABC TV character Dirt Girl at the launch of the Australian Native Bee Hotel at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.  Photo: Jamila Toderas
Dr Remko Leijs, Aidan Bavinton, 8, of Maribyrnong Primary School, and ABC TV character Dirt Girl at the launch of the Australian Native Bee Hotel at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Rooms for every species of bee. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Rooms for every species of bee. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Hotel rooms made of cardboard tubes packed with paper drinking straws in the bee hotel. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Hotel rooms made of cardboard tubes packed with paper drinking straws in the bee hotel. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Canberra already has more than its fair share of buzzing hotels, but the latest offering is for much smaller guests – bees and is likely to be filled with single females.

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