Growing weak colonies Guest post by Dean Haley I’d like to share a range of strategies for growing weak colonies. Some of these I’ve copied from others and some I’ve tried by myself. None of this is rocket science and I think these are all methods tried by a lot of people…
Interview and lessons from Allan Beil Recently Dean and I went to visit Allan Beil. We spent a couple of days learning from this very kind, helpful man. Allan is a conservationist and has helped many scientists find the information they need about native bees. If you have read a scientific article…
Cross species graft Guest post by Dean Haley I have successfully converted 2 hockingsi hives into carbonaria hives in a process I’m calling a ‘cross species graft’. To the best of my knowledge this is the first time this has been attempted in stingless bees. T.carbonaria and T.hockingsi are closely related species. It is…