Keeping Hives Close Together Intermediate Keeping hives close together is something most Native bee keepers will face once they get a few hives together. Small urban blocks don’t allow to much space for city bee keepers and this is a good way to accommodate housing more then 1 hive in a small place. Have…
Stingless Bee Intermediate Natural hive duplication 2 Hive duplication is something I have always been interested in. The ability to make a new hive from an existing one means you can use any hive box to start your new colony in. The support offered by the mother colony means your new hive will…
Stingless Bee Intermediate – Hive split Performing a hive split is not something that I do often. However, it is an important thing to know how to do successfully. An unsuccessful hive split with leave you with one of two things. A) A hive that appears to be working for the first 3-6 months and…
Stingless Bee Intermediate – Building a Hive Building a hive is a great thing to do when working with stingless bees. The satisfaction of housing bees in something you have created is wonderful. This video is about building the hive I am currently using for my bees. I normally start bees off in…
Stingless Bee Intermediate – Removing Brood Removing brood Removing brood from stingless bee hives can be a useful tool for many reasons. It can be used for transfers, boosting hives, making new colonies with the help of existing colonies and of course swarm capture. Removing brood from hives can be difficult to do without causing…
Stingless Bee Intermediate – Solar wax melter Solar wax melter Making a solar wax melter isn’t something every stingless bee keeper is going to want to do, however, I have found it to be super useful for collecting and recycling wax. In this video you will see how you can build your own. Solar wax…