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Creating a new hive

For Methods 1 to 4 you will need an existing hive colony – either already purchased or naturally occurring on your property. Buy a Native Bee Hive full with Bees – see a list of sellers here AussieBee.com.au/SellerList Methods of creating

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Rebated Cypress OATH

Specs: Timber: Cypress Timber Thickness: 35mm Design: Rebated OATH with Super – 280mm x 200mm. Galvanised screws fitted internally so they are not seen from the outside. Internal Volume: 6.8 litres Brood Supports: Cypress Separator Plate: Clear Acrylic Coating: Oil

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The Outhouse

Just for a laugh i made something a little different, The Outhouse – Dunny Box! This box should provide quite a sturdy and solid home for native bees, something you could use as a feature in the garden and doesn’t

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Square Pillar Hive

This one is based on the Brazilian design I’ve made before. It shares the same inner frames so they can be swapped between the boxes for splitting etc. Specs: Timber: Cypress Timber Thickness: 25mm thick individual frames inside a 25mm

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Photos 2015

Photo above: Native Stingless Bee, Tetragonula Carbonaria Below: 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

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Treasure Chest

Treasure Chest Native Bee Hive Based on similar specs as the standard box dimensions of 280mm x 200mm, with a curved shape Honey Super. It’s something that you might have as a conversation piece in your outdoor entertaining area. The

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The Crate

The Crate! All Cypress, the hive is a standard OATH and is a separate structure to the outside crate. The top four slats are unscrewed to remove the hive. This would look great in a patio area. It should be

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Log Cabin Hive

The Log Cabin Hive I machined down a heap of timber to 35mm x 45mm This is a basic mock-up with all layers just sitting in place, not fixed together… I’ve rounded the edges of one layer, just to get

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Octagonal Hives

I’m using the usual 35mm Cypress on these Octagonal shaped boxes. Octagonal Hives involve a lot of work and can take a long time to get done so I don’t think many people would make these odd shapes. Below – I’ve

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Hive Positions & Tips

Preparation Before getting a hive it can be a good idea to find a position in your yard for where you’re going to place it. Have a look around your yard at different times during the day. Find a position that

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OATH Hive – with Honey Super

This is the most common and popular Australian Native Stingless Bee Hive, developed by Tim Heard in the 80’s. Hive specs: Standard design – “Original Australian Trigona hive” / “OATH” with “Honey Super” on top. 280mm long, 200mm wide. Thickness

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