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CVB, very pleased with the poly hives. In this subtropical area I find it hard to get the wooden hives to last without a lot of preservative & paint. The poly hives don't rot & they are easy to assemble & paint. More economical in the long term and I will phase the wood out as it over time...

The person in the photo picked the couch up with an excavator during a clean up and was given a real liven up by the bees. Dozens of stings he thinks. He was pretty brave to help me remove them. I would estimate they had been there for a couple of years. They are doing nicely in my apiary...

Bees love sofas.

I agree. A simple, well designed label adds a few cents or pence to the price of your honey however it sets you apart from the poorly labelled ones. Complain about badly labelled honey to whoever regulates labelling in you area. Make them comply or go away.

They are pretty thin on the ground in OZ. There is however a huge amount of information online from government & non government organisations for Aussie beekeepers. No dedicated beekeeping forum like you have but lots of Facebook sites to help people like omnimorage. Progressive beekeepers...

I doubt it. Omnimirage posts the same questions in every major beekeeping forum in the world. No wonder he gets conflicting information. He has been advised by me and others to find a friend. I'm grateful that he is 1800km from me. I enjoy this robust forum.

Possibly Australia's worst beekeeper.:iagree:

Great post Tom, Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Yanta

Eucalyptus leaves and the bark of the trees near my hives.

G'day Greengumbo, My great grandparents were born in Aberdeen & I have been up there a couple of times. Very fond of the granite city particularly the Prince of Wales Hotel & Theakston Old Peculier (I know it's from Yorkshire). I can buy it in bottles down here & it takes me back to dear old...

Sorry Folks, Try this one. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-North-Coast-Amateur-Beekeepers-Association-Inc/333496536672637 Yanta

I have been a member of this forum for a while & have visited the UK a few times in the last few years. The Mid North Coast Amateur Beekeepers Association Inc. has a facebook site. We hold monthly meetings and issue a monthly newsletter. If you like us you can like us...

It pays to be vigilant against AFB. I lost my eight hives to AFB last August. No idea where it came from however I would assume that my strong hives robbed out an infected colony somewhere nearby. In New South Wales AFB is notifiable with compulsory destruction. You have the option to...

I mow right up to the front of mine. Go in close the first time taking advantage of the element of surprise. Try not to let the exhaust puff into the entrances Set your hives up so that you don't have to do any fiddly mowing or trimming around them. I also place a sheet of tin or a board...

I'm surrounded by Eucalyptus trees. The leaves & bark make great smoker fuel. Thats all I use. I would not however drink a bottle of Eucalyptus oil. Yanta

Great work by the NZ beeks

Finman is correct Cerana is a vector for varroa Yanta

Thanks Suzi Q, Well it worries us because 1. It out competes mellifera 2. They are not manageable ie they swarm at the slightest disturbance 3. They occupy the hollows that our native animals like eg parrots & marsupials 4. State & Federal Governments refuse to contribute adequate...

G'day Bee-Key-Pur, I'm at Coffs Harbour, northern New South Wales which would be sub tropical. I have Bananas growing on my property. What is the main hive type used. The same sort of stuff you use. Mainly Langsthroth 8 -10 frames, full-depth or shallower depending on what you want to lift...

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