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Phorid Fly Pests to native stingless bee colonies! About half the size of a stingless bee and they move very quickly, jumping around inside the hive box. The stingless bees do seem to chase the flies but the flies are too fast to be caught. The flies will run around…
There were bees, honey and pollen, but no brood at all. The Involucrum are the layers of Propolis surrounding the brood. I peeled back the layers to see there was no brood at all. This means there’s no Queen and the colony would slowly decline and most likely be the…
The contraversial topic of the Cadaghi – Corymbia torelliana Native to North Queensland, it’s classed as a weed in areas like Brisbane. It’s been widely used in private gardens and by councils over the years on footpaths and parks so it’s scattered everywhere around Brisbane and likely here to stay.…
Species Takeover These two colonies are south of Brisbane in the Logan area. Both were Tetragonula carbonaria last time i was there. Since then one has been taken over by the species Tetragonula hockingsi. You can see the main difference in the brood structure, the Tc species have the spiral…
////\\\\ Article under construction – I need to add results after a year or two. Stingless Bees can create their honey pots everywhere within the hive but it’s commonly thought they will store their honey further away from the entrance, and place Pollen nearer the entrance. (See photo below that…
Everything in this hive was in great condition with no pests, a good amount of resources and plenty of good looking brood. A strong healthy colony with lots of bees. Moisture levels are normally very high inside a hive, around 70 to 90% humidity. It looked like it just suddenly…
Things don’t always go well with Native Bees or anything with nature. Sometimes we have tragedies and we can learn from them and make changes. I called this box Project Octahive. I built the box in 2015 and put bees in to it around a year later. Here’s the build…
Want to build a bee hotel this weekend and encourage some native solitary bees in to your garden? Bee hotels provide individual artificial tunnels that entice female solitary bees to lay their eggs. About 30% of native bee species will choose to nest in pithy centred canes or branches and…
Hopefully this article will get you started in the right direction. This page lightly touches on everything from Bee species through workshops, publications and clubs. As a buyer you have a duty of care, once you have bees you should keep learning how to best care for them. Which bees…
The Outhouse
Rustic Splitting Box – went psychedelic
Cottage Roof
Outhouse V2 – OATH
Skep – Sisal Rope
Basic Pine Oath
Project Panel – OATH
Plants for Bees
Native Stingless Bees – Tetragonula Carbonaria
Weak Hive – No Queen?Creating a new hive
Splits 08/10/2017
Save The Bees Myth?
Peter Davenport with Varsity Native Bees
Redcliffe Garden Centre with Gregs Native Bees
Qld Garden Expo 2021
Gregs Native Bees