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Bee Buzz Box April 2021 The Honey Bee Queen Replacement Enigma – Part II Requeening Practice
Direct requeening at Jerrabomberra Wetlands Apiary 7 November 2016 […]
News
Library
March 2021 Library Update
Library NewsWhat books are found in the Australian category? Read on. Our club library collection is now sorted into 8 categories which reflect the current interests of our borrowing members. The library catalogue is located […]
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Bee Buzz Box March 2021 The Honey Bee Queen Replacement Enigma — Part I The Colony in Transition
Direct requeening at Jerrabomberra Wetlands Apiary 2 November 2016 […]
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Bee Buzz Box – February 2021 Going Overboard Part II – Hive Lids, Bottom Boards and Feeders
Alan Wade and Frank Derwent In our December exposé, we introduced ourselves to the mysteries of the bee shed. We described an array of hive dividers that help the beekeeper maintain some measure of control […]
Education Resources
Planting for Bee Friendly Gardens
Thanks to ACT FOR BEES for sharing this resource for creating a Bee Friendly Garden. https://actforbees.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ACT-for-BEES.Planting-for-Bees-and-native-bees-Dec-2017.pdf
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Bee Buzz Box – December 2020 Going Overboard Part I – Hive Dividers
Alan Wade and Frank Derwent Ever thought that most beekeepers were a kangaroo short in the top paddock. Then try breaking into a beekeepers’ shed to confirm your long-held suspicions. Let’s start with the discovery […]
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Vote 1 Requeen Now
Alan Wade When warming to swarming becomes an overheated warning Of the fifty or so hives I’ve checked this season of ‘bees on steroids’, most had either swarmed or had prepared to do so. Of […]
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Bee Buzz Box November 2020 The History of Two-Queen Hives Part IV – The two-queen consolidated brood nest hive
Alan Wade In Part III of this series we described various iterations of the Farrar-system of two-queen hives, piggybacked single-queen colonies. Each brood chamber had its own entrance and honey supers. Early in the season […]
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Bee Buzz Box October 2020 A History of Two-Queen Hives Part III – Commercial two-queen hive operations
Alan Wade Many advances in the operation of two-queen hives were made in the post war years including those made by Holzberleini(1953-1955), Millerii (1953), Latif and coworkersiii (1955-1960), and Haydak and Dietziv (1967). Commercial two-queen […]
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Canberra Region Beekeepers Beekeeping Scholarships 2020 – Round 2
Are you between the ages of 16 to 24? Passionate about conservation? Want to learn how to be a beekeeper? On offer:• Free two-day course on Beekeeping for Beginners course and beekeeper’s suit.• One annual […]