May 2021 - ACT Beekeepers Association

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[ 13/01/2022 ] Bee Buzz Box February 2021 –Rivers of Honey: Keeping Bees in Doubled Hives and Two-Queen Colonies Apiary
[ 18/11/2021 ] Bee Buzz Box November 2021 Stringy Hughston’s Coffin Hives Apiary
[ 22/09/2021 ] Bee Buzz Box October 2021 – Phoretic Honey Bee Mites Apiary
[ 31/08/2021 ] Bee Buzz Box September 2021 –– Do-It-Yourself AFB Guide Apiary
[ 05/07/2021 ] Bee Buzz Box July 2021 – Preventing Swarming with Two Queens Apiary

Bee Buzz Box June 2021 Building Bees for a Bumper Honey Season – Swarming Round-up

31/05/2021 Alan and Lynne Wade Comments Off

Alan Wade There are really rather too many good texts on building honey bees for the flow, but the topic of getting bees to their maximum strength and keeping them that way without swarming is […]

Bee Buzz Box May 2021 – The Discovery of the Doubled Hive

06/05/2021 Alan and Lynne Wade Comments Off

Alan Wade When George Wells announced a system of running hives with two queens it took the beekeeping community by storm. Lost to the beekeeping world for nearly a century and a quarter, an all-revealing […]

Honey Jars

I've ended up with more jars than I need. 300ml which holds 400gm. In boxes of 84 ($100), but boxes can be broken up.
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Swarms and Nucs

Taking orders for swarms and Nucs. Swarms are $50. Nucs are re-homed colonies that are ready now. 6 frame colonies $240 in to your gear.
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Electric Hive crane and trailer (Daily) Hire

Powered crane with hive cradle securely mounted on trailer with power supply for hire. Specs: 900mm - 1500mm extension 1100 lift from ground 360 Degree swivel 500kg - 100kg lift (Depending on extension) 2400mm x 1500mm registered and insured trailer Pick up Monash from 5am onwards - Tuggeranong
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Beehives for Sale

Well established 2 box 8 frame hive, new queen, Italian. Very good condition. Almost ready for a third super. Two hives available
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Bee Hive for Sale

Well established single 8 frame hive, Italian, 1yo queen Very good condition
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Hives

Established hives in plastic or wood. 3 box 10 frame wooden hive with flow style super and frames ( probably non genuine) $800 (3x) 3 box 8 frame plastic hive $650 Best contact phone or text 0402 201 450
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Hive lifter / hive trolley - manual

Australian (Quality Bee Supplies, Brisbane) made manual hive trolley / lifter. Side grips and fork lift style attachment. As new, no longer needed (cost over $1800 new) Move your hives or just one super Located at Bywong
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Hands on bee course - Snowgum Honeybees

One day ‘hands on bee course’: Course 1: Sat 25 Sep 21 Course 2: Sat 16 Oct 21 Course 3: Sat 30 Oct 21 What you get: * training: Queen management,
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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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Bees. Nucleus Hives, Queens

Local Beekeeper with almost 40 years of Beekeeping experience, running up to 600 hives in southern NSW and the ACT. We provide: (1) queens raised from our breeder queens $33 each (2) standard (5 frame) nucleus of bees in a 5 frame Corflute nuc box.
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