July 2020 - ACT Beekeepers Association

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Bee Buzz Box August 2020 A History of Two-Queen Hives Part I – The origin of the single-queen colony

28 July 2020 Alan and Lynne Wade Comments Off

Alan Wade The honey bee colony is almost always headed by a single queen irrespective of its natural or managed state. However finding a second queen is not uncommon. It routinely occurs when colonies are […]

Bee Buzz Box July 2020 – Bee Space

3 July 2020 Alan and Lynne Wade 0

Alan Wade and Frank Derwent Many beekeepers make claim to understanding bee space. Indeed it is one of the fundamentals tenets of beekeeping that is taught to beginners. Anything bigger than a bee space will […]

Motorised hive lifter - Kaptarlift

New (never used) European made motorised hive lifter trolley. Rated to lift 100 kg. Designed for moving hives or individual supers,
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Bee Hive with Colony

We have a strong hive that has produced honey for the last 4 years. With 2 little boys running around my wife has said the bees have to go.
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Hands on bee course - Snowgum Honeybees

One day ‘hands on bee course’: Course 1: Sun 14 Feb 21, Course 2: Sat 27 Feb 21, Course 3: Sat 13 Mar 21,
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Hive with bees and extra

We are moving and need to sell our hive. It is a single brood box 8 frame. Currently being fed sugar syrup.
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full depth frames made complete

bee frames supplied and wax. or supplied your own box made up
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Honey Jars

I've ended up with more jars than I need. 300ml which holds 400gm. Selling at cost price, so save on freight.
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Nucs and hives

6 frame nucs available $240 in to your gear. $260 in corflute box. Established hives in poly or wood. 2 box 10 frame wooden hive $550 3 box 10 frame wooden hive with flow style super and frames ( probably non genuine) $800 3 box 8 frame wooden hive $650 3 box 10 frame poly hive $700.
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Canberra Region Beekeepers excess Beehives for sale

1. For the 2 special Polystyrene hives which are 2 supers high, 10 frames. Each of these hives come with hive tool and smoker.
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Bees. Queens, Nucs, Hive Rental and Hive Support

Local Beekeeper with almost 40 years of Beekeeping experience, running about 300 hives in southern NSW and the ACT. We provide queens,
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Happy to help others collect swarms

Thank you for all the calls about free swarms. I now have four new hives and am at capacity. But I'm still happy to help others collect swarms as it was so much fun!
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