When I first put some queen brood in a native bee hive I wanted to watch their progress. I used a router to fit a sheet of perspex to the top so I could see what was going on. I was amazed to see how busy these little girls are. It did not seem to…
A while back I had the chance to rescue a hive of bees from a meter box. This particular bee was Tetragonula Hockingsi. One of the main ways that people differentiate between native bee species is their brood structure. I wanted to write about an interesting comparison I had between two Hockingsi bee hives. The…
Make a native bee feeder Make your own Bee feeder! Feeding bees isn’t something I recommend all the time. Bees should do their thing and collect their own nectar of their choice. However when humans decide to take responsibility for the care of a wild animal or insect they should see to it…