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Kays Cookbook
Click here to see the cookbook
Chalkbrood
Chalkbrood – What is it? Detection, Control and Eradication.
AFB – American Foul Brood
AFB – What is it? Symptoms, Control and Eradication.
Spring Management 2021
See the Spring Management 2021 presentation given at the September members meeting.
Australian Beekeeping Guide
The Australian Beekeeping Guide is a great resource for any beekeeper.
Small Hive Beetle
See this presentation on Small Hive Beetle.
What it is, How to detect it in your hive, How to eradicate.
Re-Queening Hives
See here for a presentation given about re-queening hives. Re-Queening Hives 2021
Summer Management 2021 Presentation
See the slides presented at our Online course held January 2021 - Summer Mangement 2021
Hive Inspection Record
Here is a good example of a hive inspection record you can use to keep track of the health of your hives. Hive_Inspection_Record04
Candy Recipe Feed for bees
If you are uncertain whether your bees have sufficient winter stores, then the following is a recipe for candy which can be safely fed to the bees when they are not active due to cold conditions and therefore could not be safely fed with syrup.
Meade Recipe
Here is a great recipe for making mead.
Opening a Hive
Things You Should Do Each & Every Time You Open A Hive.
40 Uses for Honey
In our age of western medicine, society has turned away from natural health remedies that were greatly used by our ancestors. We often rely more on the modern chemically produced pills than all natural traditional medicine. Honey is much sweeter than sugar and is far better for you.
Nucleus hive
People say what is it ? Do I need a Nuc? Will I use it? Can I save money not having one? I can’t see the point in having one! Well You Do Need a Nuc.
What is Honey
This is not as simple as you may first think! It starts out life from nectar that’s all Sugar (Sucrose) and about 85% water.
Bees Evolve Against Verroa
Bees in the United States and Europe are starting to evolve through natural selection to survive a mite that has been decimating their populations.
Winter is the Season to Slow Down
From April and through to May, June and July, things just slow down in our hives; the queen is not laying so many eggs. We have our hives going from 60,000 bees, with some 15,000 developing in their cells down to just 8 – 10 thousand bees.
The Life of a Honey Bee
If we look at aspects of the ‘honey bees‘ life in the southern Australian temperate climate, from winter through to summer and back to winter it is not the same as the northern hemisphere, so most bee books are only a guide in our hives.
Finding the Queen
Sometimes you need to find your queen, and sometimes you only need to know that she is alive and well. But, if you absolutely must find an unmarked queen, there’s nothing like a little practice.
An Emergency Winter Feed for Bees.
An Emergency Winter Feed for Bees By Ian Brown If you are uncertain whether your bees have sufficient winter stores, then the following is a recipe for candy which can be safely fed to the bees when they are not active due to cold conditions and therefore could not be...
What is the function of a swarm?
If you get down to it, a swarm is a form of reproduction a colony, as opposed to the reproduction of individuals. This planned move is made by the whole hive. No boss, leading hand or Overseer; but as a group, a colony as one.
Water and its three uses in a beehive
Firstly, Bees need water to dilute honey before it can be use as food in the hive. Secondly, Water is needed to maintain a high humidity levels to stop the brood from drying out. Thirdly…
Kenyan Top Bar Hives
See the attached presentation by Steve Rose for links to KTBH build instructions. KTBHive Presentation001