Hive Haven I caught up with Ann and Jeff to get a quick update… Ann and Jeff have done a lot of work in the industry over the last few years to raise awareness about native bees and have quite a few demonstration hives at places like schools, retirement villages, zoos and also Parliament House […]
Plans Warré hive | The People’s Hive Bron : The plans shown below are based as closely as possible on those in the 12th edition of Beekeeping for All published in 1948. PDF metric version f…
A fantastic Stingless Bee workshop was run by Toby from Sugarbag Bees at the Kumbartcho Environmental Centre at Eatons Hill Qld. There were plenty of challenges presented to Toby throughout the day, including.. the heat!!! … quiet hive numbers for planned splits, possible hive disease and low amounts of honey from a harvest which was intended […]
Honeybees get a lot of the attention when it comes to pollinators, but there are many many other native bees and wasps that are very important pollinators. Unlike honeybees that make large hives, many of our native pollinating bees and wasps are solitary.
Do you want to be a beekeeper and looking for ideas or plans for langstroth, top-bar, or warre beehives? Here are 36 fee DIY beehive plans for you.
Hour Glass Observation Hive The idea This started with an email from Brian Keeble “So it got me thinking, we could attempt a Perspex cylinder…..Then I thought, to make things easier, we could have the rectangular exterior made of wood and the Perspex cylinder slips in and out of it?” – Brian The Design A […]
I believe we are entering our 5th year as beekeepers. For a while it was easy to remember “that year we had a really strong hive, ” or “that winter that was so mild,” but we…
Driven by shared values of connectedness, site-specificity, place making and passive design, House for BEES encompasses a refined addition directly connected to the garden. An acro
For these boxes I used a “Project Panel” intended for use as bench tops that you would buy from popular hardware stores. This one is Alpine Oak / Victorian Ash. There’s different types of timber like Pine, Karri, Beach and others. This could be an answer if you already have some left overs from when you made that bench, or […]
Above: Tim Heard opening the Conference The first Australian Native Bee Conference was held on the Gold Coast – Queensland 1st July 2018. This event was sold out with the “who’s who” of the native bee world attending. Tim Heard who has possibly done more for the native bee community than anyone was the main […]
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 bees Below – Native Stingless […]
Building a bee hotel can be a fun activity and great way to attract pollinators to your garden! There are many different styles to choose…
Dentro de la riqueza cultural y culinaria maya el uso de la miel como alimento, endulcorante y medicamento, fue sin lugar a dudas una de las mayores herencias que todavía conservan los mayas actuales. Aún cuando estos aprendieron a cultivar la miel,...
Good record keeping is important to any style of beekeeping. There are several ways to accomplish it. Find one that works for you.
Are your beehives covered in yucky larvae, nests and moths? Here are the best ways to control wax moths in beehives and clean up the mess.
Brisbane Native Beekeepers Club website https://www.anba.org.au Meetings are held 1st Sunday of each month at 1pm. (no meeting in January) November 2016 Meeting Flavia gave a great presentation about Propolis (bee resins and wax materials used for hive construction) The building where the meeting was held also has a native bee hive inside with the […]
Give these perennials the essentials and they’ll reward you with flowers, fragrance, and hummingbirds
Want to make your own Stingless bee hive? Building hive tips here! Stingless box design and video tutorial. Building hive plans.
Do you want to be a beekeeper and looking for ideas or plans for langstroth, top-bar, or warre beehives? Here are 36 fee DIY beehive plans for you.
Bees traditionally were kept in a variety of houses. The quintessential beehive shaped ones were known as ' skeps '. They were a very in...
I clearly remember our beginning days of keeping a honey bee hive. Gathering tips from other bee keepers was most helpful
Every beekeeper needs to know how to requeen a hive. Sometimes a colony needs help with queen replacement and may perish without assistance.
@BugQuestions I heard male bees don’t have stingers. Is that true of all bees or just some species? — Kristen Bower (@krbower) September 6, 2015 This question came to us over Twitter, and giv…
Invite hole-nesting bees to perform their pollinating magic in your garden by creating a welcoming bee house they’ll love.
Why and How to Attract Native Bees - by Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens | Houzz
Bee propolis is a valuable product from the beehive. Learn how beekeepers can harvest propolis for personal use or to sell for extra income.
In addition to keeping a hive of bees in my backyard and a flock of chickens, I have quite the vegetable garden, mini orchard, and space devoted to native
Learn how to find the right place to put a beehive. The location of a beehive plays a large role in colony success and easy of care.
These 6 tips to winterizing bee hives will give your bees the boost they need to get through the winter months to spring and blooming flowers!
Learn how to find the right place to put a beehive. The location of a beehive plays a large role in colony success and easy of care.
Plywood Honey Bee Swarm Bait Catch Hive and Nucleus Box - Dual Purpose How to DIY Plans: Catching swarms of honey bees has to be one of the most exciting and fascinating events of the year. I say 'event' as it tends to happen mostly in the month of May in the UK. Last year, 2015, we caught 9 such swarms and increased our own hive number…
When you look into your hives in the spring, do you see a huge population of bees? If so, you should think about splitting bee hives in Spring to prevent swarming.
Learn how to find the right place to put a beehive. The location of a beehive plays a large role in colony success and easy of care.
'Sugarbag bees' are the common name for Australia's native and social stingless bees, which home themselves in hollow logs and produce these amazing
Good record keeping is important to any style of beekeeping. There are several ways to accomplish it. Find one that works for you.
Every beekeeper needs to know the ins and out of splitting beehives. The process is a good tool to use in hive management.
You know you need to inspect your beehive routinely. But, what do you need to look for - learn how to inspect a beehive and what may signal a problem.
Two years ago, a very peculiar plant appeared in my garden. It had large, heart-shaped leaves, and it grew and grew, until it was four feet tall. Then, it developed tight, sunflower-like buds, whic…
Introduction and Background I am willing to bet that a great percentage of people in the US rarely give honeybees and other pollinators a second thought as to their importance to our nation’s food …
