Native Bee Exploration Camp Southern Qld – Photos
The owner of this large property between Stanthorpe and Texas Qld had found a few stingless bee colonies in old hollow trees and was keen to learn more from our visit. We did a fair bit of wondering around the property locating a number of colonies of Austroplebeia australis. It
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Qld Garden Expo 2021
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
Gregs Native 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
Honey Sample Collection
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
Beezotted with Matthew Middleton – Workshop
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
Goodrich Box Update
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
Busy Bee Season
There has been a surge in the popularity for Stingless Bees in recent years. 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
Alex – Little Bees at Tullamore Farm
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
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Phorid Fly – Pest
Pests to native stingless bee colonies! About half the size of a stingless bee and
Stingless Bee Species Takeover
Species Takeover These two colonies are south of Brisbane in the Logan area. Both were
Solitary Bees
There’s over 1600 species of native bees in Australia, with an estimated possible 2000 species!!!
Honey Super Designs & Testing
Stingless Bees can create their honey pots everywhere within the hive but it’s commonly thought
Splits 08/10/2017
Above photo: Top half of the Red Mail Box hive, and bottom of the Treasure
Brood Temperature Monitoring
David at Northside Native Bees is a bit of a wiz with gadgets and has
Pollination Box – Getting Bees in!
I recently purchased a new Pollination Box sold by Sugarbag Bees because i was interested in
Building & Tests
Hive Designs – Photo Gallery
All original concepts and designs by Steve – unique to nativebeehives.com Designs – All designs on
Wooden Pegs
Wooden Pegs / Dowels for Native Bee Frame Construction Wooden pegs or dowels can be
Accoya Wood
Alex of Spicers Hollow Native Bees dropped in some Accoya offcuts. I plan to make
Varnish & Oil Coatings 2016
Just out of interest I’m testing some of the finishes I have collected for various
Brood Supports
Under continuous development – newer posts at the top, oldest at the bottom of the
Roof Testing – Box Temperature
Roof Testing – Full Sun – August – October 2021 I’m having a look at
Sensors and Data Logging
This article is about the sensors, not specific boxes or tests. There will be other
