BonnyBeeHaven – Jim Marchment
When you see Jim’s yard you can tell he’s in to a bit of everything, vegies, chickens, european honey bees, solitary bee hotels, stingless bees
BeeWild – Diane Norris
Diane driving her Land Rover “Lenny” which she is quite proud of, and thus provided me with endless jokes about rattly tractor engines, squeaky brakes
Lorne NSW Workshop – Photos
Another great workshop presented by Tim Heard – Sugarbag Bees at Lorne NSW, organised by The Mid North Coast branch of the ANBA. Around 35
Workshop with Sarah – Bee Yourself
A great afternoon at a Bee Yourself native bee workshop in Brisbane. A nice intimate crowd of twenty, we had plenty of laughs and it
Native Bee Expo 2023
The Native Bee Expo and Sugarbag Festival was organised by The Australian Native Bee Association and held at the Bulimba Community Center and adjacent parkland.
Native Bee Exploration Camp Southern Qld – Photos
The owner of this large property between Stanthorpe and Texas Qld had found a few stingless bee colonies in old hollow trees and was keen
Yuraal – Community Garden – Native Bee Project
The Mujaay Ganma Foundation from Gumbaynggirr Country have a great project in town at Bowraville NSW establishing the Yuraal Community Garden with green houses and
Box Builder Challenge 2022
Make your own version of Dean Haleys Honey Hive (open source) With everyones skills maybe you could improve it? You don’t need the plastic honey
Macadamia Farm Pollination Project
Located in the Northern Rivers Region in NSW, this 760 ha / 260,000 tree macadamia farm is a massive new project, with Alyssa – botanist,
Coffs Harbour Workshop & Hive Install Botanic Gardens
The Coffs Harbour branch of the Australian Native Bee Association held a workshop at the local community gardens recently which was pretty popular as there
Paint Tin Transfer
Stephen Fowler from Lismore NSW recently acquired this native bee box that was connected to a paint tin. The main front box entrance was closed
Little Star Bee Sanctuary Workshop
What a setting for a native bee workshop! Hidden away in the hills at Missabotti NSW is Little Star Bee Sanctuary run by Steven and
Macadamia Farm – ANBA Visit Photos
A great day out at a Glasshouse Mountains Macadamia farm yesterday with the Australian Native Bee Association. A good turn out with a few new
Hivecraft
The new box shop! I am now full time boxes so I thought i’d try separating the shop out and make it a stand alone
Bee Apocalypse – Video
An excellent video from Sabine Hossenfelder dispelling a lot of the myths about the decline of bees.
Always Buy With A Guarantee!
Always buy a stingless bee colony from a reputable seller AND more importantly check there is some kind of guarantee. Either refund, replacement or remedy
Tough Year For The Bees
With extended heavy rain and cold periods, native bees have had it pretty rough for the last year. Foraging times have been short and food
MURRURN | Native Bee Project – video
A nicely filmed short video helping out native bees after bushfires. Megan Halcroft worked with the Murrurn community on bushfire recovery projects. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/715861371/66d0956757
Honey Jar Trial Update 2022
My simple honey jar trials… I set up two hives with three honey jars on each. The idea was to check the ratio of pollen
Industry Box Standard
Image: Cracking Box. Art by David Nash https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/cracking-box-259130 There is no industry standard when it comes to native bee boxes and design is a can
