An easy way to avoid stings is to use a bee vacuem,but sounds like you would have to demolish half the wall to get at the whole nest,i hate killing bees , but...
OK, Guys, I have read the book, and highly recommend it. This is an Australian Publication, yet has worldwide content, and could be very influential on the...
hey all! does africanized bees have reach yours continent?? my country, not yet.. but I am quite sure that it is just matter of time.. just some day it arrive...
No we do not have Africanised bees in Australia. Trevor Weatherhead ... From: pekkism35 To: australianbeekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008...
hey pekkism, we do have africanized honey bees in the U.S., mostly in the hotter southern portion of the nation. they started migrating up from centeral...
GREAT!! well, I saw a tv program .. and there someone says that africanzed bees has spreading widely than all charts and maps is shown.. -pekka ... killer...
Yep, I think that I saw that National Geographic documents about those type bees.. and on that document, there was a man who keeping africanized bees.. and he...
hey sorry i can't answer that, i do know it has a lot to do with elevation also. tried to look up videos but couldn't find any good ones. we have alot of...
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Go to www.honeybee.org.au and have a look at the new Australian Honey Bee Industry Council website setup by Keith McIlvride. As you will see it is a work in...
Hello All, Does anyone know of anyone or beekeeper selling Nuc's or hives of bees. I live near Orange in NSW. I have empty hives. I am after 5 or 6 swarms. If...
Just thought I should let all you Australian beekeepers know that the Queensland Beekeepers Association is having its annual conference in Cairns next year on...
Hi Guys, I'm Davin, I'm a Kiwi just moved back to Australia after spending the last 10 years in the UK. I've kept Bumblebees and Mason Bees in the UK ...
Hi all , As most know the import of bumblebees from Tasmania too the mainland has been denied, much to the dismay of veggie growers, i have never used my...
Thanks Trevor , i rang my local beekeeping club and he said that W.A was ahead of S.A when it come to pollination and we don't have an association here , they...
Hi, we are new to beekeeping and Im trying t work out the relevance of some American texts to our situation in NZ - One of the Authors recommends putting...
New Zealand does not have tracheal mites so there will be no need to feed grease patties. Trevor Weatherhead AUSTRALIA ... From: Phil, Kerry & Ryan To:...
I hope you have decided to come to Cairns to the Queensland Beekeepers Association conference on 2 & 3 July this year. There is a bus trip on the Saturday 4...
Hi Trevor Its certainly on our radar. However I am not a member. How do I rectify that? The closest branch is quite some distance from here. Cheers Martyn ...
"all i did was follow what Trevor told me was the basic guidelines, i used 3 hives and swapped them out every 4 days for a month , my glass house had cucumbers...
What UMF? Manuka honey comes in a variety of strengths and pretty much all New Zealand honey is 10 -15% MANUKA anyway. so 20 umf? 30umf? 50umf? Its a promo but...
I saw a statement that said Blackbutt kills bees after rain. Has anyone had any experience of this? We are in the midst of a Bleckbutt flowering and a wet...
Martyn One of the things about beekeeping is that you need to be a good amateur botanist. You will find quickly that more than one tree can have the same...
UMF stands for Unique Manuka Factor. It is a measure of the antibacterial activity of the honey. Have a look at http://www.umf.org.nz Trevor Weatherhead ... ...
Hi Trevor We are Kiwis hiding out in Queensland. The thing we used ti tree (Manuka) for was as a slow burning firewood. The north island has Manuka everywhere....
I'm not sure exactly but did weaken , it might have something to do with the bees not having the open environment to orientate too ,there were allot of bees in...
Thanks Geoff , i will try that on the next trial run . ________________________________ From: Geoff Manning <podargus@...> To: Australian Beekeeping...
I think there as been a misinterpretation of what I was trying to say. With greenhouse pollination if you take a hive from outside and just put it inside, say...