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Native Bees
« on: August 25, 2017, 08:54:08 PM »
Anybody else got a Native Bee Hive in their garden??

I purchased one last weekend.......and they tell me it ready to split which means we will have two to help the garden, fruit trees and veggie patch.

We have to work on a more stylish cover  for the hive.

Chasing tips on splitting....


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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2017, 09:25:34 PM »
Got 1 twelve months ago out of a neighbours front wall. Was 1 of 3, it was huge. Since then found another in my back yard and nursing it to good health. They are interesting to watch. Weigh them every month to track their growth.
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2017, 08:00:58 AM »
We have one in a tree up high in the bottom paddock. Not getting to close to check the size but it's been there for three years and they seem happy.

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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2017, 08:28:13 AM »
We talking native Australian bees? The little ones that don't sting?
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2017, 08:34:31 AM »
Quote from: achjimmy on August 26, 2017, 08:28:13 AM
We talking native Australian bees? The little ones that don't sting?
i recently found one of their hives in the fork of a tree in the camp area of the Jandowae showgrounds, i actually thought they were flies buzzing around the tree to start with when I first saw them.
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2017, 08:36:49 AM »
Ha ha yes they do seem a bit like flies . Poor honey producers compared to conventional bees but good cause you can have them close to the house and they rarely produce more than they require to survive as opposed to European bees which need robbing
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2017, 02:32:03 PM »
These little tackers
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2017, 07:28:20 PM »
Quote from: weeds on August 25, 2017, 08:54:08 PM
Anybody else got a Native Bee Hive in their garden??

I purchased one last weekend.......and they tell me it ready to split which means we will have two to help the garden, fruit trees and veggie patch.

We have to work on a more stylish cover  for the hive.

Chasing tips on splitting....


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I have a hive in the front garden that I robbed from a crack in the concrete
Check Facebook, https://m.facebook.com/Gregsnativebees/?ref=content
He's in Brighton
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2017, 08:31:01 PM »
Quote from: Green rv on August 29, 2017, 07:28:20 PM
I have a hive in the front garden that I robbed from a crack in the concrete
Check Facebook, https://m.facebook.com/Gregsnativebees/?ref=content
He's in Brighton
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Adam

Thanks....I think we also have a hive in a brick fence....buggered if I can find the door




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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2017, 08:47:50 AM »
The annual influx of "Rainbow Bee Eaters" is just beginning here..... they tend to thin out the ones on the golf course!!!

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=rainbow+bee+eaters&FORM=HDRSC2

Beautiful birds...
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2017, 01:58:06 PM »
Quote from: bazt on August 25, 2017, 09:25:34 PM
Weigh them every month to track their growth.

Does anyone else wonder how you get a bee to stand on the scales to get weighed? ;D
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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2017, 02:09:27 PM »
My step father is right into native bees,  what did you want to know?

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Re: Native Bees
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2017, 11:33:08 AM »
Quote from: EagleBoy on August 30, 2017, 01:58:06 PM
Does anyone else wonder how you get a bee to stand on the scales to get weighed? ;D
I put mine under a thimble, biggest problem is marking them so I know they have all been on the scales. ???
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