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In this gorgeously illustrated book our two budding bee detectives (Olivia and Hamish, and their pet guinea pig Ignatius) discover how Australian native bees live, what they like to eat, and the important work they do to pollinate plants.
Vanessa’s love for her picture book subject came from her own experience with bees.
“We decided to buy our own stingless beehive after reading about how great they were as pollinators, and their declining numbers due to urbanisation. Once they arrived I fell in love! They were so mesmerising to watch – we could see them flying in and out of the hive, taking pollen in, cleaning the hive out and trying to dodge the clever spiders who set up home nearby. I also loved that every visitor we had come to our house had never seen one before.”