Octagonal Hive V3
Native Bee Barrel
OATHs with fitted lid
South American Inspired
Layered OATH
Solitary Bee Observation Block
Basic Pine Oath
New to Native Bees?
Hive Positions & Tips
Overheat & mould
Getting Bees in to a different shaped box
Brood Temperature Monitoring
Budding – Hive Duplication Example
Budding Hive Instructions – How To
Bobs Honey Extraction
Mitchelton Library with Tobias Smith
Native Bee Club – Steve Maginnity
Hive Haven
Splitting with Rae
Empty Native Bee Boxes available, with Honey Supers and viewing windows. Budding Kits with everything needed to try your own Budding/Eduction. Postage available. *Empty boxes do not include bees. **Please read the FAQs before buying empty boxes. www.nativebeehives.com/boxes-for-sale/
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*Boxes do not include bees *If you are new to Stingless Bees please read this first before buying empty boxes www.nativebeehives.com/faqs/ . Click to see more++ Box Makers Tip ++
+ Start out by making boxes for yourself and monitor the build quality over years. You might think your boxes are great when you've finished them but in one/two/six months they could have all warped.
+ Wood like Cypress can be popular because it looks great new and is termite resistant but really needs plenty of time to "season" or dry out. It's very unlikely you will find kiln dried Cypress. Cypress boxes should be made over months and not over days or weeks. They will continue to warp over many months. The frames will twist and the top lid and base will cup.
+ Test test test: Make some single frames, get them perfect so they sit against each other with no gaps and no rocking, then leave them alone for a month or two, then sit them against each other again and check the gaps and rocking. This will give you an indication of how stable the timber is.
+ The same applies for the coatings. Testing should be done over a year or so. You'd want a good idea of what will happen to your boxes with bees inside and exposed to the elements.
Full timber article here: www.nativebeehives.com/more-timber/
Fairy Door Hive update. Three months Budding/Eduction progress photos. The hive is extremely busy at the moment! 😁👍. See more photos and info on the website: www.nativebeehives.com/fairy-door-hive/
12 week result from my wood sample test. I'd be interested to hear from anyone that uses Paulownia and has native bee boxes that are years old. www.nativebeehives.com/wood-samples/
Wood Sample Testing - Native Bee Hives
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Wood Sample Test I thought i’d throw a few samples of different wood together for some weather exposure tests. Some box makers have been trying out a wood called Paulownia recently. It’s a very li...