Wollongong parks to become a refuge for NSW's bushfire-affected bees

Kate McIlwain
Updated February 25 2020 - 12:24pm, first published 11:00am
Bee refuge: Wollongong's public parks could soon house bees from around the state, which have been left without food sources due to the fires.
Bee refuge: Wollongong's public parks could soon house bees from around the state, which have been left without food sources due to the fires.

Wollongong may become a refuge for the state's beekeepers, who are facing a massive shortage of nectar and pollen sources due to the summer's widespread bushfires and ongoing drought.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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