Honey Honey
A lot has been written about the health benefits of honey for humans, so its good to see a study that focus on the its benefits for bees. Worth a read.
Author: Tony
Swarm Capture
It’s now the last week of October and, on a fine day, I average 5 calls a day requesting capture of swarms. Of course I’ve run out of room to store any more bees and so refer people on. The sites I suggest that you try are: The Beekeepers Club Aussie Apiarists Swarm Patrol Capturing
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R&M Load 75 and Carla Cargo Trailer Review
I’ve had my Riese and Muller Load 75 for about 3 years and, over this time, have travelled over 10,600 km on it. I bought my Carla Cargo trailer nearly 12 months ago. With this usage, now is a good time for me to review them both. By way of context, I had three objectives
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Biosecurity
I recommend to all beekeepers, no matter how big or small your operation is, to do the online Honey Bee Biosecurity course. Currently its free in Australia for all beekeepers and required by those with more than 50 hives. This is the second time I’ve completed the course as you should renew ever 3 years.
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Trap out
Last season I took out 4 bee nests, two from trees and 2 from house walls. The attached video is a trapout I did from a oak tree. The nest was large and I filled 15 frames with bees and got the queen out. It took 6 to 7 weeks but well worth it. Trapout
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Possum Box Bees
Got a call from someone in Yarraville. A tree with a possum box full of bees was coming down. I went to the house and the arborist had already taken the box down. So I just covered the box with a sheet and took it home. As I placed it in my garden the bottom
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That time of year
Its been a cooler and wetter summer in Melbourne and the bees have done well. We harvested 9 ten frame boxes of honey over Christmas averaging 26 kg per box and now its time to do another 16 boxes. Its going to be a long day…
To Flow Hive or not to Flow Hive
I get a lot of calls from people wanting to establish a Flow Hive. They have seen the website and YouTubes and it’s so easy. Set up, come back, turn the tap and hey presto – honey. I also get calls from others who can’t get out the back door without themselves, their children and
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To the rescue
Just having a cup of tea after work and the phone rings. Its the local school principal. There’s a swarm of bees in the school yard. I don’t normally catch swarms as they can be a lot of work and you cannot be sure what your getting. But it was a school, and local. So
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No good
When down to the Collingwood Children’s Farm on Monday to check their 9 hives. The sun was out and it was going to be a warm day with a possible shower or two in the afternoon. All the hives were active with bees flying in and out, bar one. In the front of this hive
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