Series Supers Series honey supers are a creation that came from a need to harvest honey without killing lots of bees. Traditionally we have used very deep supers in Australia which often contain pollen. Pollen ferments the honey and it also attracts more pests post harvest. In many ways our methods are still quite…
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Trap hives for stingless bees Trap hives or lure hives are not commonly used in Australia for stingless bees. The main reason for this is our cold winters. It can be quite difficult for keepers to provide places for bees to live in a hope they will move in when cold weather prevents the bees…
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Bees are declining in numbers every day. Maybe one day you will have a story of a bee that doesn’t exist anymore. What is truly in decline is our native pollinators. Let’s do what we can to provide homes for them and teach our children about them.
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Stingless Bee Pests Pests are something that anyone keeping bees will encounter. Figuring out which one you have can be a problem if you have never seen them before. This video shows you what to look for so you can identify your own pests. Hopefully you can prevent an attack around your hives. …
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Interview with Dave Jensen Recently I went up north to collect some samples of bees for scientific purposes and visited a friend of mine Dave Jensen. Dave’s story Dave has been into stingless bees for many years now and his passion for them has recently had a revival. Dave rang me to talk about hive…
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Micro Colonies Making micro colonies is something I have done since the beginning. I love working with little colonies to help learn about stingless bees and watch them grow. This is a short and very brief run through on what I like to do when making my own micro colonies. There is much to learn…
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Winter Hive Care Intermediate Winter hive care is an important thing to consider when keeping your stingless bees in a cold climate. Because as bee keepers we choose to keep them in hives outside of what they would naturally live in, some consideration is required. Here is a video I made with some things that…
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Marking stingless bees Advanced Marking stingless bees is a way that we can gather information for future stingless bee keepers. What we know today about how long a queen lives for in Australia is because of this method. Here is a video showing how I mark my bees. Why mark bees? Marking bees has…
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Bee Cones Artificial entrance tubes I saw a picture in Malaysia of stingless bees on a really amazing entrance tube. I researched it and decided there were too many reasons not to make an artificial one. Here is a video containing some of the reasons I wanted bee cones. Entrance tube info When stingless…
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Ventilation of Stingless Bee Hives Something that I have been excited about is the ventilation of stingless bee hives. I thought I would do a little video about the topic to explain a little better. Switch the “CC” button on base of video for subtitles. Tips and tricks for good ventilation Drill both…
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