May 2021 - ACT Beekeepers Association

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[ 31 August 2021 ] Bee Buzz Box September 2021 –– Do-It-Yourself AFB Guide Apiary
[ 9 August 2021 ] Bee Buzz Box August 2021 – A Requeening Guide Apiary
[ 5 July 2021 ] Bee Buzz Box July 2021 – Preventing Swarming with Two Queens Apiary
[ 31 May 2021 ] Bee Buzz Box June 2021 Building Bees for a Bumper Honey Season – Swarming Round-up Uncategorized
[ 6 May 2021 ] Bee Buzz Box May 2021 – The Discovery of the Doubled Hive Apiary

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

31 May 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

6 May 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 […]

Hives

Established hives in plastic or wood. 3 box 10 frame Technoset plastic hive $700 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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Mated Queens for Spring

I am likely to have an excess of mated queens in October 2021. If you need a queen I might have one for you.
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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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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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Swarms and Nucs

Taking orders for swarms and Nucs. Swarms are $50. Nucs are re-homed colonies that have overwintered and will hopefully be ready by late September/early October 6 frame colonies $240 in to your gear.
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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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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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Bees and gear available

New, painted 8 frame wooden boxes, bases and lids. Boxes $45 (Wax dipped and painted) Base $40 Lid $40 Emlocks $15 Full depth wired wooden frames $5 Full depth foundation sheets $3.50 Brand new,
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