Update for the TrueBlue Bees Honey Hive. Here’s the original post https://www.nativebeehives.com/box-builder-challenge-2022/ I’m mocking up a copy of Dean Haley’s
Credit to Dean Haley for the concept. Lots of people have had Phorid fly problems over recent years and Dean
These boxes have a smaller volume of 3 litres which are more suitable for the species Austroplebeia australis also generally
A collaboration project to design or improve on designs for the emerging stingless bee honey industry. Ben Fitzpatrick (president of
Originally made in August 2023, I have just got around to finishing it off so it’s ready to use. So
These observation boxes have evolved over the years and this version remains similar to previous version, just with some cosmetic
Starting some new Shipping Crate style boxes for Austroplebeia australis, a species that works well with smaller volumes. These boxes
Year 2021: I started out just mounting the data logging units on the outside of the hive box then after
Specs: These boxes will be good for budding/eduction/transfers/rescues and ideal for people that don’t like to split. By using a
Inspired by the photo below, this is built to house stingless bees, with a volume of 7 litres. 242 roof
Similar design to my original “basic log cabin“, I’ve spent a fair bit of time shaping the logs for a
Mitch from Central Highland Native Bees has done a bit of work with the “Externally piped honey super concept”, see
This is a one piece non splittable box with added honey super on top. This is not a new idea
This box can house one single standard native bee box frame (OATH design) or a larger volume frame that can
Multi-function hive stand that can hold two boxes. The stool is square with the same dimensions in any direction so
Observation Tower with extras This observation tower stays with the same style as previous 7 litre observation boxes though i
Shipping Crate Box: I’ve been working on a few of these crate style hive boxes of various sizes. The construction
Observation Logs – 6.5 Litre and 3 litre There’s a few curves and angles in these ones. Hopefully they will
Is bigger better? For my own entertainment I whacked together a 50mm Cypress box. These boxes are just being used
Can I make a native bee box from Camphor laurel? That questions comes up every now and then. Some say
Observation Towers – 3 and 7 litres These are ideal for Budding / Eductions for Tetragonula Carbonaria and Tetragonula Hockingsi.
Cypress Native Bee Box These boxes were custom made to match some previous boxes with some slight changes. The Cypress
Prize winner for Expo 2023 – Judges choice and Peoples choice! While this Log Cabin is a little more detailed
This idea came from Simone as part of the recent “Suggestions 2020” post. Simone posted this photo from Google that
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