Australian stingless micro bee

At just 4 mm length and with their black colouration, these tiny bees are so small, they look like flies when visiting a plant. This is one of our native, charcoal stingless micro bees warming up on a flower bud early morning.

We have eleven species of small black stingless bees here in Australia.

Our native bees hold important roles in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem health.