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Beekeeping for Beginners: Where do You Get Training and Support?
Where can the beginner beekeeper get the skills training they need? Just getting started in beekeeping and don’t know where...
All About Bee Bread: The Fermented Bee Food
What is Bee Bread? For anyone new to beekeeping, hearing that bees make 'bread' may conjure some amusing images. Can...
Feeding Honey Bees Part 4: When Should I Feed My Bees?
How to know when to feed your honey bees pollen supplements or sugar syrup. Feeding honey bees sugar syrup and/or...
Feeding Honey Bees 3: Pollen Supplements and Substitutes
A perfect bee pollen substitute that works for every colony doesn't yet exist. But there are pollen supplements and substitute...
Update: Regional Forrest Agreement Rolled Over in WA, Honey Bee Industry Council Releases Statement Backing Agreements
As WA environmentalists are reeling over the rollover of the state's Regional Forrest Agreement, the Honey Bee Industry Council backs...
Feeding Honey Bees 2: Bee Pollen for Feeding Honey Bees
What is Bee Pollen and Why Does it Matter? According to Fat and Skinny Bees - a manual on honey...
Commercial Beekeeping: Andrew Morcom on Securing Apiary Sites and Working Bees on Australian Natives
Andrew Morcom of The Bee Saver and AC8 Apiaries chats about the hard work he puts in to secure commercial...
Logging of Jarrah, Marri forests continues as Environmentalists fight WA RFA
The continued logging of natives like Jarrah and Marri in WA has environmentalists alarmed. And the trend could mean lost...
Feeding Honey Bees Part 1: Getting Sweet with Sugar Syrup
While honey bees have mastered the art of producing and storing honey for their survival, supplementary feeding is practised by...
Perth Mint Calls in a Beekeeper to Rescue Resident Beehive
After a decade long residence in a chimney at heritage listed The Perth Mint, a beehive has been re-homed by...
After The Great Australian Bee Challenge
Stuart "Stu" Saxby reflects on the lessons he learned as a beginner beekeeper on The Great Australian Bee Challenge. Recently...
Imagining a World Without Bees
With Chinese farmers hand pollinating apple and pear orchids and corporations designing 'robo-bees', are we really that close to a...
Video: The Wonder of the Waggle Dance
A peek at the wondrous Waggle Dance, as narrated by the inimitable David Attenborough. If you were switched on the...
Hive Management: The Best Beehive Locations
Ian is often asked about the best beehive locations. Well, there are a few factors to consider, especially if you're...
Bee Friendly Solar Farms Part 2: US Solar Apiary Model Takes Off
In our last post, we looked at the practice of planting pollinator friendly plants, aka creating “bee meadows,” on solar...
Bee Friendly Solar Farms Part 1: From turf and gravel to bee meadows
Initiatives in the UK and USA are transforming solar farms into pollinator friendly bee meadows. An environmental conscience has inspired...
Honey Bee Intelligence Part 2: Can Honey Bees Do Math?
RMIT researchers believe that their study shows honey bees can do basic math. Did these bees really perform addition and...
Honey Bee Intelligence Part 1: The Research Buzz around Bee Brains.
Fascinating research into honey bee intelligence is capturing the imaginations of bee lovers. It’s no surprise to see that the...
Dicamba: A New Weed Killer Disaster Unfolding in USA for Honey Bees
USA honey bees are facing yet another lethal threat from new "drift-prone" applications of weed killer Dicamba. Beekeepers have linked...
Your Holiday Beekeeping Checklist for the Summer
Going away over the summer? Here's a handy holiday beekeeping checklist to keep in mind. It's summer - and your...
PhD Candidate’s Honey Bee Research Breakthrough: What are Varroa Mites Really Feeding On?
A University of Maryland PhD candidate realised that a key assumption about Varroa Mite held for almost 50 years could...
Why Australian Beeswax is the Bees Knees
Demand for Australian Beeswax has continued to surge. Many industries use beeswax to make a range of products. These includes...
Aussie Almond Industry Crying Out for Honey Bee Pollination
Australia’s rapidly growing almond industry needs more beehives. But meeting that demand is is proving a complex issue for beekeepers....
University of Western Australia Leads the Honey Bee Research Charge
Do you know about the extensive honey bee research program underway at the University of Western Australia? You should! In...
Video: Two Booming Beehives Removed and Re-homed from Audio Speakers
Speaker Beehives: Ian Tackles Another Huge Beehive Removal and Re-home Job. Recently Ian tackled another bemusing, but not all that...
Beekeeping for Beginners: What Does it Take to be a Beekeeper?
Want to be a beekeeper? Learn about the needs and responsibility of a-well managed beehive first. Yesterday we addressed the...
Beekeeping for Beginners: What are the Legal Requirements for Beekeeping in Your Area?
Do you know the legal requirements for beekeeping in your area? Thinking about getting a backyard/recreational beehive? One thing is...
The Truth About Aggressive Honey Bees
Aggressive honey bees are often feared. But beekeepers successfully keep such bees all over the world, and there are benefits....
