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Interview with Bob the Bee man

InterviewBy Nicholas PowellSeptember 5, 20171 Comment

Interview with Bob the Bee man Bob the bee man or Robert Luttrel is one of Australia’s more involved stingless bee keepers. Bob is always looking for new ideas and innovations to help people have a good idea how things can be done. I decided to make the trip out to his house and talk…

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How to tell if you have a queen bee

AdvancedBy Nicholas PowellAugust 23, 20171 Comment

How to tell if you have a Queen Bee Advanced   One of the things that people often ask is “How do I tell if I have a queen in my hive?” Take a look at this brief video below before I go into more detail on how I check my hives.   Clues on…

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Conservation of Stingless bees

Conservation, OtherBy Nicholas PowellMay 25, 2017

Conservation of Stingless bees When you think about conservation in our society it is almost absent. This is something that when you think about is very concerning to me. No native culture threw away the idea of conservation, in fact each culture used to have a way to preserve what they had. When I thought…

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Reviving pest infested hive – Advanced

Advanced, Pest managementBy Nicholas PowellMay 20, 20176 Comments

Reviving pest infested hive Having a native bee hive come under attack by pests can be a very disheartening thing. Prevention is better than a cure but sometimes things do not go to plan. The following video will explain what you can do to help your pest infested hive. How does this fix an infested…

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Exchange worker bees between colonies

Advanced, Exchanging workersBy Nicholas PowellApril 25, 20176 Comments

Exchange worker bees between colonies Advanced Exchanging workers between colonies is a great thing to learn how to do! You can boost weak colonies, help create new colonies and provide more help to colonies that need it.   This method requires knowledge and understanding of bees and for this reason its placed under the advanced…

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CARBONARIA IN SUN AND SHADE

Other, Temperatures and beesBy Nicholas PowellMarch 16, 20175 Comments

CARBONARIA IN SUN AND SHADE When people buy bees from me they usually ask ‘What can hurt them? Should I be worried about flies or ants?’. My answer is always The Sun. The Sun is one of the biggest killers of native bees in the boxes we choose to house them in. The following article…

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Powell Split Frames

Hive split, Other, Powell split framesBy Nicholas PowellFebruary 28, 20177 Comments

Powell Split Frames – Hive split Powell split frames are a little invention I have put together to make the propagation of Austroplebeia australis easier. I believe they will  also work for other species of stingless bee also. Watch this video to see what they are all about. About Powell split frames. I took my…

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Swarm capture 2

Other, SwarmsBy Nicholas PowellJanuary 28, 20174 Comments

  Swarm capture 2 Mark is a Friend of mine who asked about capturing a swarm of native bees. I talked him through Dean Haleys method of capturing a swarm. Since then Mark has caught a few swarms and keeps me updated on his progress. I asked Mark if he would write a short article…

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Bees of North Queensland

Bees of North Queensland, OtherBy Nicholas PowellDecember 13, 20168 Comments

Bees of North Queensland   Recently I went north to have a look at the stingless bees that live in northern Queensland. I found a few that we do not have down south and saw differences with the ones we do. I also got the chance to interview Lewis Roberts, a local naturalist. Check out…

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Keeping Hives Close Together – Intermediate

Bee Intermediate, Keeping hives togetherBy Nicholas PowellOctober 19, 20168 Comments

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…

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