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Bee Buzz Box – May 2019 Do you carry a spare tyre?
Bee Buzz Box – May 2019 Alan Wade No, Bee Buzz Box is not trying to cast aspersions on your midriff. But everyone carries a spare in their boot. It is ready and inflated when […]
Year: 2019
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Bee Buzz Box – April 2019 Should I feed my Dog?
Alan Wade Should I feed my dog? In a new series of articles, Bee Buzz Box will challenge traditional beliefs that are more folklore than reality. Some ‘time-established’ practices may not be in the best […]
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Bee Buzz Box February 2019 Bees in Summer
Bee Buzz Box Bees in Summer February 2019 Alan Wade Bounteous summer is the season bees have to have. However Australian summer heatwaves would seem rather too cooky for our bees as these insects evolved […]
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Bee Buzz Box January 2019
Bee Buzz Box January 2019 Where Rust and Moth Doth Corrupt Alan Wade Frontispiece: Wax Moth pupae Victorian Department of Agriculture Old comb is an easy meal for wax moths. To the beginner or unwary, […]
Two-queen hives
Bee Buzz Box December 2017 Establishing two queens instead of one queen in a honey bee colony Part III -Operating two-queen hives
Alan Wade Looking back In Part I of this series we explored the notion of a single-queen colony and the rules – set by the bees – for introducing queen bees. We came to the […]