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…
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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…
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Tom Carter- Interview I drove up to Rockhampton to meet with Tom carter. Tom has been keeping stingless bees for over 30 years and is a pioneer in the realm of stingless bee crop pollination. He has conducted pollination services to people with 70-100% increases in yields. Tom Carter worked on the natural…
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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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