Monthly Photos
I had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with a few people this year, and a couple of critters. Below is a collection of photos for species identification purposes.. 🙂 Cheers!… and i better throw a bee photo in…
Another year for the Bee Expo at Imbil Qld Australia. Plenty of exhibitors, demonstrations and people! Below: Ann from Hive Haven, with the latest model boxes. Ann and Jeff are always happy to spend the time talking to people about Hive Haven’s box developments. They have invested a lot of…
A collection of photos from 2017 Below – Stingless Bee on a Marigold Flower Below – Homalictus on a Marigold Below – Homalictus – Bubbling Nectar – They send out the Nectar and take it back in repeatedly to reduce the water content… Below – Honey Bees also like Marigolds…
Here’s some quick tips for starting out in Macro Macro photography can be very challenging. You need patience, and the only way to get the shots you want is to practice. Besides patience and practice, I’ve found over the years that good light really makes the photo. In this…
A few photos for 2016 Below – Native Solitary Bee – Homalictus. It has a nest burrowed in to the ground. The purple/blue flower is Salvia. Native Bee – Megachile Native Bee – Leafcutter Megachile My first Blue Banded Bee for the season!!… Arabica Coffee Plant flowers. 12/11/2016 Hoverfly – harmless to native…
Native Stingless Bee, Tetragonula Carbonaria Blue Banded Bee having a rest on the vegie garden chicken wire… These little spiders will try to grab native bees…. Native Bee – Lasioglossum – Identified by Megan Halcroft and Ken Walker – ANBN The morning sun entering the hive… Terry the Belgian, supervising…
There’s over 1600 species of native bees in Australia, with an estimated possible 2000 species!!! While this website is more aimed at the Social Stingless Bee species it’s still awesome to be able to attract Solitary Bees to your garden. I wont even try to pretend to be a Solitary…
Roofs for OATHs
Outhouse V2 – OATH
Log Cabin Hive
Rustic Splitting Box – went psychedelic
The Outhouse
South American Inspired
Native Bee Barrel
Brood Temperature Monitoring
Hive Positions & Tips
Pests or not?
Getting Bees in to a different shaped box
Solitary Bees
So you want to buy some native bees?
Log Cabin – Hive Duplication
Stingless Bee Workshop – Tobias Smith
ANBA Meeting BBQ – Dean Haley
Native Bee Club – Brogan Amos
Brisbane Native Beekeepers Club
Bee Yourself – Sarah & Dean