I have had an inquiry from a seed merchant who has lucerne growers under contract in the MIA New South Wales. He needs sufficient behives to pollinate up to a...
Hi Barry Go the following site http://www.beeculture.com/content/pollination_handbook/chap_1.html and it will give you some information. Remember that...
Hi Barry, I am only starting out in Bee Keeping this season, and have 100 hives. This would be a great opportunity for me as the crop would help me boost my ...
Thanks Matthew As you say you are only starting out there are a few things you should consider. - You have to be within a reasonable distance of the crop as...
Hi people, Hope you are all well. A bait box is an empty nucleus hive placed in a position where the bees may find it. Used equipment with the smell of wax on...
We recently found a swarm clinging to a tree. We successfully collected the swarm (with the queen) into the hive. All the bees followed. All went pretty much...
... The answer is that it had already selected a 'suitable' abode. Not all that unusual A swarm that stays put is a great way to get foundation drawn....
Good point about virgins. My father suspected it might have had virgins. We had drawn comb in there, with honey. but no brood. In the position we were in...
Hello Everyone I have been studying beekeeping on the internet and from books at the library. I would really like to startup a few hives.as a hobby and I like...
Hello fellow beekeepers I would like to know what tree this is as i am unable to identify it in the Honey Flora of Queensland Guide. I picked this sample...
Hello again fellow beekeepers This box like tree is the most commonly growing tree alongside stony freshwater cedar creek at Mt Glorious (Brisbane QLD) and up...
Hello fellow beekeepers Regarding my question "which tree is this" I didn't get any replies to this question and am wondering if this group is still working.....
Yes it is working for me. You probably got no answers because no one knew what it was. As to your original question, I saw some of the trees you were referring...
... Working for me too. I don't remember the question about the tree but Eugenia/Syzygiums (I'm not sure which is current) contains the Lilly Pilly which most...
This group is just not all that active I suppose, but not completely dead either! Ron van Mierlo Sweden (once an Aussie for 6 years) ... From: "Ginny"...
... I am here. Busy time of the year, here in Victoria, busy splitting hives to prevent swarming. Looks promising for a moderate amount of honey this year.....
Well Lots of queen cells down near the bottom bar of brood frames. especially alarmig when the old queen is still in the hive. I think this is a pretty good...
Hi Guys, Busy is the word! I am hurriedly catching up on the last couple of dozen posts, and am finding many who are pushing my buttons. For Instance: The...
Hi There People, I have recently split all my hive to prevent swarming (swarm cells where present) and I'm undecided on what to do next. Some back ground...
Personally If you requeened the hives last march there should be little signs of swarming now perhaps you need a different queen breeder ... where present) and...
Mark, there are as many ways to manage the split/nuc/requeening problem as there are beekeepers to dream them up. But the short answer to your question about...
Respected Sir/Madame, May all your dreams Come True Today Tomorrow and Always! Happy Christmas! Happy New Year! Let us use more renewable energy and Let us...
Respected Sir/Madame, May all your dreams Come True Today Tomorrow and Always! Happy Christmas! Happy New Year! Let us use more renewable energy and Let us...
hey all! I saw bees very high trees in near my house.. swarm.. but I cannot cut tree.. so, how I get swarm my bee hive? Just put hive near by? -Pekkism65...
Ehhh, do you live in Australia and not in a city? In that case you could perhaps try to shoot the branch down and catch the swarm in a sheet or something else...
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