The Bee of Australia was a short-lived Sydney newspaper, edited, printed and published by Patrick Grant (q.v.). The paper commenced without editorial preamble and ceased publication abruptly, without explanation.
In keeping with other colonial newspapers of the time, the Bee gave significant space to advertising, including goods available for purchase direct from Circular Wharf and the Sydney Markets.
Editorial columns in the Bee scrutinised the political issues of the day including the possible resumption of transportation to New South Wales. Grant's editorial position was, in general, opposed to that of the Sydney Morning Herald. (See, for instance, the poem 'An Acrostic' published on 23 November 1844.)
Most issues of the Bee carried original poetry, often of a humorous or satirical nature, and mostly unattributed or published under a pseudonym.
