Species Takeover These two colonies are south of Brisbane in the Logan area. Both were Tetragonula carbonaria last time i was there. Since then one has been taken over by the species Tetragonula hockingsi. You can see the main difference in the brood structure, the Tc species have the spiral…
A few photos for 2016 Below – Native Solitary Bee – Homalictus. It has a nest burrowed in to the ground. The purple/blue flower is Salvia. Native Bee – Megachile Native Bee – Leafcutter Megachile My first Blue Banded Bee for the season!!… Arabica Coffee Plant flowers. 12/11/2016 Hoverfly – harmless to native…
Native Stingless Bee, Tetragonula Carbonaria 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 Walker – ANBN The morning sun entering the hive… Terry the Belgian, supervising…
Preparation Before getting a hive it can be a good idea to find a position in your yard of where you’re going to place it. Have a look around your yard at different times during the day. Find a position that has early morning sun to get the bees warmed up…
Updated: 6/11/2020 We have 13 species of Stingless Bees in Australia. This article covers one of the most popular species that people will keep in their back yards – Tetragonula Carbonaria – common to Brisbane and Sydney. Queen Healthy colonies can contain 5000 to 10,000 bees – with one mated Queen.…
Budding Box – Kit
Basic Observation Hive
OATHs with fitted lid
Square Pillar Hive
Solitary Bee Observation Block
Layered OATH
Rustic Splitting Box – went psychedelicBudding – Hive Duplication Example
Cadaghi Seeds Resin
Hive Positions & Tips
Native Stingless Bees – Tetragonula Carbonaria
Summer heat and your hive
New to Native Bees?
Log Cabin – Hive Duplication
Honey Sample Collection
Native Bee Club – Steve Maginnity
Bee Yourself – Sarah & Dean
Stingless Bees at Parliament House Canberra
Stingless Bee Workshop – Tim Heard
