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[ 14/12/2024 ] Bee Buzz Box February 2025 Smite the Mite Part III – In Search of the All Mitey Sledge Hammer: The Natural Oils Apiary
[ 14/12/2024 ] Bee Buzz Box March 2025 Smite the Mite Part IV – In Search of the All Mitey Sledge Hammer: Fungal Predators Apiary
[ 12/12/2024 ] Bee Buzz Box November 2024 Smite the Mite Part II – Organic Mite Exterminators Apiary
[ 02/09/2024 ] Bee Buzz Box September 2024 Mite Bee Part VB –The Varroa Suggestion Box: A Better Way Forward Apiary
[ 20/08/2024 ] Bee Buzz Box August 2024 Mite Bee Part VA –The Varroa Suggestion Box: Setting the Scene 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 […]

Swarms and Nucs

Taking orders for swarms and Nucs. Swarms are $80. Nucs are re-homed colonies that are ready now. 6 frame colonies $240 in to your gear.
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6 frame nucs

6 frame nucs (nucleus colonies) Nucs are suitable for Langstroth full depth hives (including all flow hive models). We will come to you and place the frames of bees into your hive.
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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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Beekeeping equipment for sale

If you are looking for beekeeping equipment, get in touch. Pickup available (O'Connor). Delivery $20 ACT only. 8 and 10 frame sized equipment available.
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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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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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