Credit to Dean Haley for the concept. Lots of people have had Phorid fly problems over recent years and Dean
The honey standard has been a long six year process (article 2018) and commenced in relatively good times for the
By: Dean Haley, Chair of ANBA honey committee, Brisbane. The Australian Native Bee Association (ANBA) is very pleased that Food
This is a proof of concept project running from July 2024 to June 2025. If we monitor hive weights from
Adam Bunz, a Canadian currently living in the Philippines sent me these photos of the species Tetragonula biroi. The coconut
Austroplebeia australis (Aa) look the same but their nest construction is a little different compared to Tetragonula. Mostly wax structures
Quote from The Australian Native Bee Book – page 28 “the males collected outside the nest may be smeared with
There were bees, honey and pollen, but no brood at all. The Involucrum are the layers of Propolis surrounding the
Shipping Crate Box: I’ve been working on a few of these crate style hive boxes of various sizes. The construction
The contraversial topic of the Cadaghi – Corymbia torelliana Native to North Queensland, it’s classed as a weed in areas
Updated: October 2021 We have 11 described species of Stingless Bees in Australia and more that have been discovered but
nativebeehives.com is a project website with a focus on individual design and construction of Native Bee Hives, lots of photos, information about Australian native bees and also a news story thrown in around the place!