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[ 16/09/2022 ] Bee Buzz Box – October 2022 Honey Bee Colony Dynamics Part II – Queen Cell Signatures Apiary
[ 21/08/2022 ] Bee Buzz Box – September 2022 Honey Bee Colony Dynamics Part I – Brood Nest Signatures Apiary
[ 16/07/2022 ] Bee Buzz Box August 2022 Giant Honey Bees Part II – The Tale is in the Sting Apiary
[ 17/06/2022 ] Bee Buzz Box July 2022 Giant Honey Bees Part I – The Sting is in the Tail Apiary
[ 16/05/2022 ] Bee Buzz Box June 2022 – Don Peer Rediscovered – The Wisdom of Lost Beekeeping Practice 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 and Lynne 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 and Lynne 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 […]

Bees and gear available

New, painted 8 frame wooden boxes, bases and lids. Boxes $50 (Wax dipped and painted) Base $45 Lid $45 Emlocks $15 Full depth wired wooden frames $5.50 Full depth foundation sheets $3.50 Waxed Frames $9.50 Smoker $50 Hive Tool $15 Brand new Paradise hive gear available.
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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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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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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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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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