Swarms

I’ve had a number of calls regarding bees swarming. It’s spring and bees are are building their numbers and, if the conditions are right, they will want to reproduce and swarm. There a number of actions a beekeeper can take to reduce the potential for swarming and these are based around: Having a good young
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Beware

My daughter who is working in the Northern Territory couldn’t resist sending me this photo. I presume they are native bees. Australia has over 2,000 different types of native bees. For more information visit the Wheen Bee Foundation website. They are is Australia’s only registered not-for-profit charity that promotes awareness of the importance of bees
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