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[ 23/10/2023 ] Bee Buzz Box November 2023 The Social Life of Bees Part III – The Carpenter Bees Apiary
[ 24/07/2023 ] Bee Buzz Box – August 2023 Let’s Talk about Wasps Apiary
[ 24/07/2023 ] Bee Buzz Box October 2023 The Social Life of Bees Part II – The Sweat Bees Apiary
[ 23/06/2023 ] Bee Buzz Box September 2023 The Social Life of Bees Part I – Origins of Eusociality Apiary
[ 30/05/2023 ] Bee Buzz Box June 2023 The Catacomb Part II – Stinger Wasp Comb Apiary

Bee Buzz Box – May 2020 Early forays into Two-queen Hive Management Part II – The Two-queen Heather Honey Flow System

18/05/2020 Alan Wade 0

Alan Wade and Frank Derwent When that old fox, Des Cannon1, told us that he once halved the number of hives he owned and got a whole lot more honey we wondered whether there might […]

Apiary Autumn Closedown Saturday 7 April 2018

11/03/2018 Alan Wade 2

Hello Heavy Lifters In retrospect With an exceptional season at an end and shortening days, it’s again time to close bees down for winter. We’ve watched a late season light honey and a strong pollen […]

A model requeening exercise – Alan Wade

04/11/2017 davesegal 0

Yellow is the colour to mark your new queens and is the colour of the box tree that threatens to fill your hives so quickly that you will miss a bigger harvest if you don’t take honey […]

Established colonies rehomed

Established colonies rehomed Rehomed colonies available around 6 weeks after removal. Overwintered colonies available now on new foundation. Dermot 0402 201 450
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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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Bee Hives

Well established beehives. (2) 2 box 8 Frame wooden $500 each 3 box 8 frame wooden $650 3 box 8 frame Flow $900 3 box 9 frame Poly $750 (2) 6 frame genuine Flow Hive Classic supers with Flow frames (fits 8 frame set-up) $400 each.
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Kenyan Top Bar hive with bees, plus beekeeping gear, for sale

Job lot: KTB hive (5 years old), with resident colony, 2 (large) jacket bee suits, smoker, brush, assorted hive tools. Owner moving interstate.
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