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Wayne starts with ... Hi people I found a bush bee hive in a Telstra junction box this morning up against a wall where I tutor in town. Knowing Telstra, they will kill the bees when they need to work on the lines next time so I'm wondering if I could move it [or get it moved] to my place successfully. I'm thinking they might not stay here but our neighbour grows lots of flowers so that might help. | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 26th November 2010 7:02pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Hi Wayne, It's worth a try, moving them, As you say, Telstra would probably just spray them with poison. There's information on native bees here http://www.aussiebee.com.au/ the Australian Native Bee Research Centre. Maybe you could contact them (PO Box 74, North Richmond NSW 2754, Fax: 02-4576 1196) and ask what's the best way to move them. | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 27th November 2010 8:53am #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 27th November 2010 10:16am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 27th November 2010 10:18am #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... I thought I'd knock up a few native bee hives this arvo out of some scrap laying around. I roughly followed some specs I found on the net and I don't think they turned out too bad. Any faults in the joins will be soon sealed with wax by the bees, just like the logs they inhabit so I wasn't too concerned about them not being built in a tradesmanlike manner..Maybe next time. Now all I have to do is find some native bees, they're gotta be good for pollination. There's not as many european bees around that's for sure. Here's a link to a typical hive construct. http://www.sugarbag.net/hives/ If anyone has better or more efficient plans, I'd be keen to see them.
| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 14th April 2012 5:59pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 14th April 2012 6:07pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike27 14th April 2012 7:12pm #UserID: 6847 Posts: 22 View All Mike27's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 14th April 2012 7:36pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike27 14th April 2012 7:42pm #UserID: 6847 Posts: 22 View All Mike27's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... heh heh, nice of you to try and find a way Mike, but from what I've read you have a different species suited to your area. The species suited to my area go up as far as Brisbane, I'm sort of near it's southern limit. I'll take the dog for a walk down some bush tracks not far from here tomorrow and see if we can't find anything. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 14th April 2012 10:10pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Diego 26th April 2012 3:05pm #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Yes sure will. The native bees are starting to bunk down for the winter now, so I won't be looking much till next spring. From the plans I googled, I'm doubtful whether the timber is thick enough to insulate the hive satisfactorily for my area where I'm approaching their southern limit. I've seen hives made up out of large diameter bamboo cut with three nodes giving the bees two separate chambers to do their stuff, but this was in the tropics. I'm going to make another hive up out of at least 38mm or 50mm thick timber next time. I should have plenty of boxes made up come next spring. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 26th April 2012 5:13pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... (a quick hijack...but the european honey bees must have just woken up for winter here...it's almost dangerous to garden right now..! :) I realise I should write these small things down in a gardening diary...no wonder my flushes pf passionfruit flowers haven't been well pollinated over summer...I am sure the bees hibernate over summer here...? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 26th April 2012 9:51pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Maybe they just suffer like us Amanda during the heat, & the queen doesnt produce until there is a more reasonable temperature or worse still the eggs or pupae die cos the young workers get totally fanned out trying to keep the hive operational? Who knows?? Honey bees were not designed for WA :-( | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso 26th April 2012 10:00pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Since googling around for info on native bees, I found some interesting info on the Kenyan Top Bar Hive. In short, it's a simple timber hive we can easily make at home to house the European honey bee at very little cost. Last summer I saw a couple of colonys on the move and they would have been very easy to put in a box and take home. The interest in honey bees is from my family farm many years ago where we ran 1200 commercial hives amongst other farming activities.
| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 26th April 2012 10:56pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... John Mc, my ex F in L only had about 30 hives & when he discovered American Foul Brood in them it was devastating in more ways than one. He was forced to seal all the hives at dusk, put them in a big trench & douse with petrol then throw a match in! The resulting 'woof' was so powerful it rattled our windows & half of Geelong thought there was a minor earthquake! A little too much fuel, I suspect! | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso 26th April 2012 11:27pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 27th August 2012 8:54pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author gus innaloo 28th August 2012 9:20am #UserID: 3596 Posts: 216 View All gus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 28th August 2012 7:01pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 28th August 2012 7:46pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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gus says... I believe they found a small pocket of rare native bees in bushland in the southern suburbs. I thought it was forrestfield but may have been bibra lake? Native bees normally live a lot further north and are illegal to import down here. They probably wouldn't survive our winter anyway. I think these southern bees are our only hope, but from memory they produce only negligible amounts of honey anyway. | About the Author gus innaloo 29th August 2012 10:53am #UserID: 3596 Posts: 216 View All gus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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