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If you've been keeping bees in Australia for a while, you'll know that beekeeping isn't quite what it used to be these days. Along with checking brood patterns, managing honey...
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If you've been keeping bees for a good while, you'll know that the weather can make life difficult for a colony. One week you're dealing with scorching summer temperatures, and...
Dan Hastings |
Have you ever watched bees buzzing around your garden and wondered whether you could turn beekeeping into a business? You're not alone. Across all of Australia, people are discovering that...
Dan Hastings |
Most Australian beekeepers have spent the past few years learning a lot more about mites than most of us ever wanted to know. Varroa has understandably received most of the...
Dan Hastings |
Varroa mite has fundamentally changed beekeeping in Australia. For beekeepers in areas where Varroa destructor is established, monitoring and managing mite populations is becoming a routine part of maintaining healthy,...
Dan Hastings |
Working a beehive is much easier when you feel comfortable and confident around your bees. While good hive-handling technique is essential, the protective clothing you wear can make an enormous...
Dan Hastings |
Beekeeping is a very rewarding hobby that can give you a fascinating insight into the natural world while helping support pollination and, with a healthy established colony, potentially producing your...
Dan Hastings |
Every successful honey bee colony revolves around one crucial member: the queen. While worker bees perform most of the visible jobs around the hive, the queen plays the essential reproductive...
Dan Hastings |
Choosing the right beehive is one of the first big decisions any beekeeper makes, as the material you pick shapes everything that follows. For years timber was the obvious choice,...
Nicole Hancock |
Beekeeping in an Australian summer is hot work, and the wrong protective gear can quickly turn a relaxing hive inspection into a sweaty ordeal. A traditional thick cotton suit might...
Nicole Hancock |
Varroa has changed Australian beekeeping for good, and 2026 has brought some of the most significant developments yet. With the mite now established across much of the eastern states and...
Nicole Hancock |
Working with bees is one of the most rewarding hobbies you can take up, but it's also one of the few where the wrong clothing choice can genuinely ruin your...
Nicole Hancock |