Box Building Info
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Project Blog
Octagonal Hives
I’m using the usual [Read More]OATH Painted – 35mm Cypress
These are standard OATHs [Read More]Fairy Door Hive
This idea came from Simone as [Read More]Layered Australis Box
This is roughly based on a [Read More]Cottage Roof
This Cottage style roof fits [Read More]Basic Observation Hive
Basic Observation Hive Box [Read More]Cedar & Pine Rebated
Here’s some rebated [Read More]
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Bee Info
Creating a new hive
For Methods 1 to 4 you will [Read More]Getting Bees in to a different shaped box
Getting Bees in to a [Read More]Isolating the Honey Super
Isolating the Honey Super [Read More]Summer heat and your hive
Summer is here! Your Native [Read More]Budding – Hive Duplication Example
This article follows the [Read More]Putting bees in to the Goodrich box
Finally i have one of Tony [Read More]Solitary Bees
There’s over 1600 [Read More]
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Field News
A visit to Krystal’s
Three species of Native Social [Read More]Australian Native Bee Conference 2018
Above: Tim Heard opening the Conference [Read More]Beezotted with Matthew Middleton – Workshop
Matthew transferring a colony of [Read More]Bobs Honey Extraction
Bob released his new Honey Extraction [Read More]Native Bee Club – Giorgio Venturieri
Giorgio Venturieri was guest speaker at [Read More]
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5 days ago
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/ ... See MoreSee Less
Boxes for sale - Native Bee Hives
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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 more6 days ago
++ 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/ ... See MoreSee Less1 week ago
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/ ... See MoreSee Less
1 week ago
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/ ... See MoreSee Less
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...