Sometimes after a log transfer or a rescue you are left with a lot of pollen and honey in a mish mash. I thought about this problem for a long time and how I could possibly remove the bees without killing them. I asked myself the question “what things would make me leave my home…
This has bee a long time dream of mine to use stingless bees for pollination, but when I first started asking people about this subject there was much talk of pesticides. With the previous world crisis with colony collapse with honey bees, I knew I had to go to an organic farm. I had to…
Recently the local council called me and asked if anything could be done about some bees nesting in a wall. I went to investigate and found a nesting site home to many blue banded bees. I talked to some locals who told me the garden bed that the bees were nesting in would soon be…
I have been meaning to get out and meet so many of our seasoned stingless bee keepers. One in particular is Doug Irvine. I remember when I first saw one of his hives at a wild life sanctuary and I was immediately taken with its appearance. Having worked with timber all my life I knew…
Bee hotels are great to draw solitary bees to your garden and help with the pollination of your plants. Solitary bees are an important part of our world and in some parts of the world becoming extinct. That’s right! Extinct. Building a bee hotel is one way that you can help solitary bees in your…
Making Simple Bee Feeders When working with micro colonies, sick colonies or weak colonies, feeding stingless bees can come in handy. Check out the video below before I go into some more information about it. Click the “CC” button at base of video for subtitles. Feeding Stingless Bees Tips and Tricks…
This is an interview that has been in the back of my mind to do since I first started. John Klumpp and I have talked about many things over the years and met through Allan Beil a long time ago. Through these chats I have gained so much insight into these little bees we love…
Bee Psychology Bees definitely have a way of doing things that they like. Some studies have shown a bee’s brain is amazing. Quote: The honey bee brain can figure out about 10 trillion computations in a second, which is 625 times greater than what the most advanced computers can do. There most certainly are patterns…
Paul Anderson- Interview Paul has been into the bees since 1982 which puts him in the old school group of keepers. You know, the knowledgeable bunch! What I like about him is he is himself. He is humble and doesn’t put on a show for anyone. I went to have a look at his super…
Stingless Beeswax Soap There are many products and uses for wax and propolis taken from stingless bee hives. Something I felt would be useful that is an essential in everyone’s lives is soap. I set to work trying different recipes until I came up with a really simple way that everyone can make their own…