BFF Garden

Bee Friendly Farming GARDEN

Bee Friendly Farming GARDEN  is specifically designed for home, public, school and community gardeners who promote and provide habitat and pollinator health in non-commercial settings.

BFF GARDEN has been designed to distinguish these members from commercial farming enterprises or sponsors, as well as highlighting gardeners who follow the specified guidelines in providing for pollinators and offering a diverse and permanent habitat source at a scale at or above a small home garden.

In addition, BFF GARDEN registration means limiting or avoiding the use of harmful pesticides on blooming plants, and paying the annual $79 registration fee. BFF GARDEN membership does not include logo use except in special circumstances.

Before applying, please view the logo use agreement.

Making your application

Before proceeding with your application to be BFF GARDEN, please ensure you have downloaded and read the BFF Australia Handbook and checked you have all the required documentation with the Application Checklist.

Bee Friendly Gardening across Australia

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Bee Friendly Farming (Garden)

Comparison of Bee Friendly Farming Benefits

Environmental Benefits BFF CERTIFIED BFF GARDEN BFF PARTNER

Delivering what the planet needs:

  • making farm and urban landscapes safer for keystone pollinators
  • supporting biodiversity
  • promoting ecosystem health
  • improving environmental sustainability
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Benefits for the BFF Member
Reducing the reliance, cost and hazards of chemical use through IPM strategies
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Improved production and viability

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Access to BFF team for confidential support founded on the best science for both pollinators and farm crop. This can include planting suggestions, sourcing recommendations, site visits etc.

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Market demand for BFF CERTIFIED products

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Access to grants for free/subsidised trees/seeds to support habitat restoration projects

* Grants will be available periodically and subject to terms and conditions.

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Becoming part of a learning network of like-minded farmers and gardeners
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Become a preferred farm destination for paid pollination services by commercial apiarists because bees on BFF CERTIFIED farms commit to providing a safe environment for bees with access to diverse floral resources that support pollinator health.

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Access to branded hats, signs, etc. on website store
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Monthly newsletter, blog, website, other features to learn from and be featured in
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Partner Benefits

Targeted and high impact investment:

  • Targeting farm land-use practice change has the potential for widespread impact because agricultural businesses operate across just over half (51%) of Australia’s total land area
  • Country and urban landholders share a common interest in terms of their reliance on pollinators to underpin food security and ecosystem health. Urban consumers can be engaged to support positive change through their food buying habits (e.g. choosing BFF CERTIFIED products)
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