Monthly Photos
Selected photos from 2020…
A few selected photos from 2019…
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…
Square Pillar Hive
OATH Hive – with Honey Super
Dog Hive Box
Fairy Door Hive
OATH Painted – 35mm Cypress
Layered OATH
Budding Box – Kit
Budding Hive Instructions – How To
Isolating the Honey Super
Creating a new hive
Octahive colony died!
Getting Bees in to a different shaped box
Putting bees in to the Goodrich boxNative Stingless Bees – Tetragonula Carbonaria
ANBC2018 Field Trip
Native Bee Club – Ann Ross Hive Haven
Giorgio Venturieri – Nativo
Australian Native Bee Conference 2018
Bobs Honey Extraction
One Outhouse box (update - Sold), .One Outhouse including bees is also available. See shop page for details www.nativebeehives.com/boxes-for-sale/
I caught up with Ann and Jeff from Hive Haven to get the latest updates on their hives. Click this link for the article and photos... www.nativebeehives.com/hive-haven-2020/
