Alan Wade and Frank Derwent Last month we touched on building bees for the honey flow and examined the exigencies of swarm control. We glazed over the topic of requeening, a key way to keep […]
“Special Bonus Issue” Alan Wade, Frank Derwent and Agnes Koros By now Canberra Region Beekeepers’ bees stirred, unseen, will be raising brood and tucking into their dwindling winter stores. So what might we do to […]
A retrospective of CSIRO’s Dr. Francisco Encinas-Viso’s talk on the changing dynamics of insect gathering plant resources For those privileged enough to be at the Wednesday 18 July 2019 meeting of Canberra Region Beekeepers they […]
Frank Derwent and Alan Wade In Part I of this series we examined the origins and the practice of skep beekeeping. With that narrative behind us, we now examine how this ancient way of keeping […]
Alan Wade and Frank Derwent In this two-part series we examine first the lost art of skepping and its transition to the modern and robust frame hive. To begin we trace the origins and practice […]
Alan Wade As individuals, we all experience collective amnesia whenever it’s time to decide what to do next. We muddle along, sometimes making ill-advised choices, if not first overtaken by events. Bees are somewhat different. […]
Bee Buzz Box – May 2019 Alan Wade No, Bee Buzz Box is not trying to cast aspersions on your midriff. But everyone carries a spare in their boot. It is ready and inflated when […]
Alan Wade Should I feed my dog? In a new series of articles, Bee Buzz Box will challenge traditional beliefs that are more folklore than reality. Some ‘time-established’ practices may not be in the best […]
Bee Buzz Box Bees in Summer February 2019 Alan Wade Bounteous summer is the season bees have to have. However Australian summer heatwaves would seem rather too cooky for our bees as these insects evolved […]
Bee Buzz Box January 2019 Where Rust and Moth Doth Corrupt Alan Wade Frontispiece: Wax Moth pupae Victorian Department of Agriculture Old comb is an easy meal for wax moths. To the beginner or unwary, […]