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Giorgio’s Yard Visit 2025

April 14, 2025

Big turn out at Giorgio’s place in Brisbane with 41 attendees. Giorgio demonstrated his businesses box design and philosophy around keeping native bees and encourages everyone to do his native bee courses. There will be more photos and article in the next ANBA members newsletter. Giorgio’s business is Nativo Bees – https://venturieri.com Giorgio uses a Brazilian style hive box which is square but very similar to the common style splitable OATH hive box. Quote from a previous article on this

Beezotted with Matthew Middleton – Workshop

October 24, 2020

Matthew Middleton held a native bee workshop today where he shared his many years of knowledge. Matthew limits the attendee

Goodrich Box Update

October 20, 2020

Goodrich box receives an update for 2020 New clear viewing window There’s a few updates for the box actually. While

Busy Bee Season – 2020

October 12, 2020

There has been a surge in the popularity for Stingless Bees in recent years. Suppliers have long waiting lists and

Alex – Little Bees at Tullamore Farm

September 12, 2020

Alex of Little Bees Secret Garden teamed up with Bill at Tullamore Farm for a day of Native Bee education.

Sugarbag Bees Observation Hive

August 24, 2020

This is the new Observation Box from Sugarbag Bees in Brisbane. Tim Heard has been testing the design out for

Genomics – James Hereward

July 16, 2020

Genomics of Stingless Bees – James Hereward The July meeting of the Australian Native Bee Association – Brisbane Branch was

Bee Garden Challenge 2020

July 7, 2020

The Bee Garden Competition was a great success with 46 entries submitting 125 photos. 18 businesses happily and enthusiastically donated well

Hive Haven

May 24, 2020

Hive Haven I caught up with Ann and Jeff to get a quick update… Ann and Jeff have done a

BeeHealthy Festival Canungra

March 1, 2020

The Bee Healthy Festival held at Canungra Qld was organised by Alex of Little Bees Secret Garden and Donna of

Flavia Massaro – Bumble Bees

February 2, 2020

Nest Biology of Bumble Bees – Bombus sp – Flavia Massaro Flavia is a well known researcher in the Native

little bees secret garden

January 3, 2020

Note: This business closed 2023 Alex loves all things nature including gardening and bees of course! In 2018 Alex took

Australian Native Bee Conference 2019

December 6, 2019

Update Day 1: photos from the 2nd Australian Native Bee Conference in Brisbane! Starting with Indigenous dancers opening the conference,

Alex Derrick – ANBA Meeting

November 4, 2019

Kupae (Max Dillon) – Kombumerri Bees Kupae (Max Dillon) from Kombumerri Bees on the Gold Coast opened the meeting with

Sugarbag Bees – Pollination Box

October 17, 2019

Design Made by Sugarbag Bees (Brisbane small business), The design and construction is very simple, keeping with the standard OATH

ANBA Meeting BBQ – Dean Haley

October 7, 2019

Dean Haley generously hosted this months Australian Native Bee Association – Brisbane meeting at his place with around 40 people

Yandina Community Garden

August 25, 2019

Stingless Bee Workshop at Yandina Community Gardens Another fully booked Stingless Bee Workshop run by Tim Heard from Sugarbag Bees

Bees & Honey Eumundi

August 25, 2019

Notice 2022: I believe Gayle has closed the shop in town and is now operating from her home at Eumundi

Association – Honey Standards Meeting

August 6, 2019

Australian Native Bee Association – Honey Standards Meeting 04/08/2019 In October 2018 a number of people involved with the Stingless

Romina Rader – Wild Pollinators in Australian Crop Systems

July 8, 2019

Romina Rader – Senior Lecturer in Community Ecology at the University of New England, Armidale. Her research interests include the

Goodrich OATH

June 25, 2019

Latest: Goodrich Hive receives update 2020 This is the Goodrich OATH, designed by Tony Goodrich from Goodrich Bees and supplied

Giorgio Venturieri – Nativo

June 22, 2019

I had the pleasure of catching up with Giorgio and had a great chat about his own design of native

BNBC Meeting – Hive Exhibition

June 3, 2019

The Brisbane Native Bee Keepers Club filled the room with their annual Hive Exhibition at the Hut at Mt Cootha.

A visit to Krystal’s

June 1, 2019

Krystal has had Native Bees for a couple of years now, keeping three species of Social Stingless Bees, Hockingsi (pictured

Jane Street Community Garden

March 10, 2019

Jane Street Community Garden covering 500 square metres at West End – Brisbane, is a community non profit organisation that

Citizen Science Project

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38mm Hoop Pine – Hive Box

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Searching for the best box design – Insulation

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