Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.
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Can anyone recommend some easy-to-grow small plants/shrubs that I can add to a small balcony space that will attract sunbirds and bees, especially bees? I am already growing Thai basil and sweet basil, and whenever they flower I get droves of small honeybees visiting to collect nectar & pollen. I also have periwinkle & many flowering orchids, but these do not seem to attract any birds or insects.
Firecracker plant, sure to attract sunbirds… https://besgroup.org/2010/09/12/olive-backed-sunbird-harvesting-nectar/
A good listing is in https://besgroup.org/2015/07/03/plant-bird-relationship-3-list-of-birds-2/#more. Some examples, Ixora sp., Heliconia sp., Hibiscus sp., Costus woodsonii, Melastoma malabathricum, etc…
For bees, Turnera ulmifolia…https://besgroup.org/2014/02/09/carpenter-bee-and-yellow-alder-plant/
Thanks YC & Chong Hong!
You are welcome, Am.