General News, Info and Events related to Native Bees
Greg Coonan of Greg’s Native Bees held an info session at the Redcliffe Garden Centre. It’s my local and favourite nursery owned and run by Ross and his wife Gena, so I couldn’t resist dropping in. There were two free sessions during the day, both attracting around thirty keen listeners…
Qld Garden Expo 2021 – Nambour I visited the Qld Garden Expo at Nambour Showgrounds to check in on Hive Haven’s stand and Tim Heard’s presentations. My first visit to the Nambour Expo, some said the numbers were down on previous years possibly to do with Covid. I thought it…
Greg’s Native Stingless Bees Greg loves his bees, and his logs… …He might have a thing for Fairy Houses on his hives as well! When I visited Greg’s Native Stingless Bees at Brighton just north of Brisbane he was eager to show me the interesting log hives he has scattered…
Tim Heard and his offsider Lachlan pictured extracting stingless bee honey and taking a small sample for Dean Haley who is collecting samples for various quality tests on behalf the Australian Native Bee Association. If you’d like to submit your honey for testing, talk to Dean before you start so…
Matthew Middleton held a native bee workshop today where he shared his many years of knowledge. Matthew limits the attendee numbers so it’s quite an intimate gathering where you are immersed in spirituality of it all with story telling, didgeridoo playing, damper and tea. Matthew showed us around his fantastically…
Goodrich box receives an update for 2020 New clear viewing window There’s a few updates for the box actually. While basically the same box design, there’s now a clear viewing window on top as pictured above. The round hole is for the honey jar which you can add later once…
There seems to be a surge in the popularity for Stingless Bees this year. Suppliers have long waiting lists and we’ve seen plenty of new people coming in to the online community chasing colonies. Here’s some simple tips for new comers… Native Stingless Bees will come in a box already.…
Alex of Little Bees Secret Garden teamed up with Bill at Tullamore Farm for a day of Native Bee education. Tullamore Farm is just past Beaudesert Qld. Since purchasing the property in 2014 Bill has done a lot of work building structures and gardens with the intent to be fully…
This is the new Observation Box from Sugarbag Bees in Brisbane. Tim Heard has been testing the design out for a while now, with the full hive pictured here being two years old and is going well. It’s currently connected up to another empty one for Budding/Eduction. Observation hives are…
Genomics of Stingless Bees – James Hereward The July meeting of the Australian Native Bee Association – Brisbane Branch was a little different as we were still dealing with Covid 19 restrictions. The presentation was broadcast live on Facebook, with around twelve members present at the meeting. James Hereward was…
Oiled Cypress Observation Hive
OATH Hive – with Honey Super
Hive Stands
Crate Hive
Log Cabin Native Bee Hive
Camphor Laurel Native Bee Box
OATH Painted – 35mm Cypress
Pollination Box – Getting Bees in!
Summer heat and your hive
Cadaghi Seeds Resin
Hive Positions & Tips
Weak Hive – No Queen?
Redcliffe Garden Centre with Gregs Native Bees
Qld Garden Expo 2021
Gregs Native Bees
Honey Sample Collection
Beezotted with Matthew Middleton – Workshop