John :au: :hb:<p>The <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/BlueBandedBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueBandedBee</span></a> has been spotted in my area!</p><p>I’d never even heard of them before the local community newspaper mentioned them.</p><p>My maternal grandparents would be ashamed of me. (they were beekeepers)</p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/bluebanded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluebanded</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinator</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/blue-banded-bee-australian-insect-of-the-year-inaugral-vote/104572938" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/blu</span><span class="invisible">e-banded-bee-australian-insect-of-the-year-inaugral-vote/104572938</span></a></p>