While in North Qld I had the opportunity to assist in collecting samples of honey, pollen and propolis with Nidhi and Tim. Nidhi is analysing samples to see which species of plants the bees are using for their resources. Thanks
Photo: Thin plywood bird house with a very strong stingless bee colony inside just south of Coffs Harbour Is there an Industry Standard? There’s currently no industry standard. The most common design made and used around Australia is the OATH
Photo above: small stingless bee colony from a rescue. Don’t buy this kind of colony. 1. Buy from a reputable seller If you’re not sure what you’re looking at it’s safer to buy from a reputable seller that can provide
I manned the Association table at the pollination workshops held in Mareeba and Boogan and grabbed some photos. Great to meet everyone and chat to farmers. Quote from ANBA “Thanks to Tim Heard for presenting the recent “Managing native bee
nativebeehives.com is a project website with a focus on individual design and construction of Native Bee Hives, lots of photos, information about Australian native bees and also a news story thrown in around the place!