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25.01.2022 MESMERISING: An unusual control burn in Spain with fire crews setting pollen alight at a popular park, revealing lush grass underneath. #9News

23.01.2022 Lorenzo Loarrine Langstroth the father of modern beekeeping after 1851

22.01.2022 Bees are a critical part of Australian ag... but what happens if they're hit by a dangerous pest? These scientists have a high-tech solution. In case you mis...sed it, this story from last year aired on Landline Summer yesterday. #LandlineSummer

22.01.2022 Time lapse. Avant Loading 60 doubles.

22.01.2022 Misuse of antibiotics a problem for bees and beekeepers European foulbrood (EFB) is generally of minor concern to most beekeepers, but occasionally in hard se...asons it can have a major impact on the health and productivity of many honey bee colonies. This is especially so for commercial beekeepers who may have moved or worked the bees quite frequently (causing additional stress) or have more hives placed on a site than its pollen quality and quantity can adequately support. If large numbers of hives within an apiary are diagnosed with EFB then the authorised use of Oxytetracycline (OTC) (either via a vet’s prescription or a written authorisation from DPI) is an acceptable treatment for these hives. The application of OTC to single box colonies minimises the chance that the next honey crop would be contaminated with OTC residue. Unfortunately a small number of beekeepers also try to use OTC for the treatment of American foulbrood (AFB). Not only is this practice illegal in NSW (and most other states) but it also DOES NOT WORK! The infectious stage of AFB is a spore, and the spore is extremely resilient and totally immune to exposure to antibiotics and many other disinfecting chemicals, so using antibiotics does not solve the AFB problem. AFB has two stages, one being the long lasting spore (50 years+) which is waiting for its opportunity to be activated in the gut of a newly hatched bee larvae. It only requires 6-10 spores being ingested by this larvae to cause an outbreak of AFB. Once the spores germinate the vegetative stage develops and multiplies rapidly within a larvae and eventually kills it soon after it is capped. These vegetative cells develop into 2.6 BILLION spores and a ropey mass. The application of OTC to a beehive infected with AFB will only mask the clinical signs of AFB for a short period of time it will not cure the infection. For a hive to first contract AFB it generally needs to have been exposed to hundreds of thousands or more likely millions of spores, so once a hive has broken down with AFB once it will not be long before it shows signs again. And all this time the hive will be infectious, so if AFB is masked by OTC the hive may briefly look clean but the bees, brood, frames and equipment already contain enough AFB spores that when transferred to another hive they may cause that hive to become infected too. To manage AFB properly you need to monitor your hives and when infection with AFB shows itself then completely take that hive out of your system. By using antibiotics and masking the disease you are likely increasing the number of hives within your operation that will contract AFB (you cannot see it and will therefore use and spread infectious components from it to other colonies) and eventually cause a far greater problem that will become increasingly harder and harder to manage. The law says that you cannot use OTC for AFB, so please obey the law and help stop the further spread of AFB. NSW DPI Bee Biosecurity

20.01.2022 Tickets for sale HERE

20.01.2022 Some of my beautiful Carniolan stock virgins becoming possible breeding stock once testing is complete. After not getting many inseminated last season due to the drought I hope conditions hold for many more rounds.This time of year large populations of quality mature Carni drones for semen collection make the job much quicker. These queens will be placed in three frame nuces after instrumental insemination and then the strongest transferred into single six frame hives for evaluation.

20.01.2022 These look interesting.

18.01.2022 The HiveMind team have been busy over the last 3 weeks field testing the new Generation 3 HiveMind tech. Soon we will be able to monitor more hives in your yard... spread across a longer distance via a cluster of SWARM satellites The wee black boxes below will house a handy gadget that measures humidity and temperature inside the brood box AND measures bee activity around the door !

18.01.2022 Local food producers have been encouraged to share their knowledge and fresh products since 2015, when the Greater Whitsunday Food Network initiated workshops... and events to bring together the farm to plate value chain. Raw honey is a popular staple in our pantries, but how much do we know about the hard work and dedication that goes into beekeeping? Paul Marsh has been passionate about bees since he was introduced to them at an early age. Choosing to pursue his hobby and create a beehive business, the challenges have been many from cyclones to fires and caring for the health of the colonies, he is faced with numerous endemic pests and disease. Undeterred, Paul continues to ensure the bees are happy and healthy, even if that means moving hives several hundred kilometres to provide food and water. Jump in now to see Paul's full video on our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBSvSb4D4pA While you're there, subscribe and be first in line to see new videos as they arrive!

18.01.2022 THIS IS WHAT HANDFEEDING BEES LOOKS LIKE An unprecedented combination of drought and bushfires has left little food in the wild and many commercial beekeepers have been forced to handfeed their insects to keep them alive. More info: https://ab.co/3e0xI2F

14.01.2022 La vida se Inicia

11.01.2022 Renewed optimism in the morning light. Have a great day from NT Bees Aust.

10.01.2022 Witness a close up view of Spring in the macadamia orchard. See the delicate, white macadamia flower strands, with bees moving from flower to flower. They are s...eeking out nectar for their hives and in the process transferring pollen amongst the trees, exactly what is needed for pollination, which turns the flowers into macadamia nuts. This is nature in action. See more

08.01.2022 Only a beekeeper will see it. What is it?

07.01.2022 Almond Pollination | Covid Style 2020 | Queenslander in Victoria Queensland Beekeepers' Association Inc

04.01.2022 The largest movement of livestock in Australia has begun and our trucks will join the convoy for the first time this year.

04.01.2022 Good news for fruit and vegetable growers that rely on bee pollination to gain high yields .

04.01.2022 Our honey bee producers have had a pretty tough time in recent years. A prolonged drought followed by devastating bushfires and now COVID-19. Bees play a vital ...role in our food security and there are some critical, yet simple, things we can do to help secure the future of our honey bee industry. https://www.agrifutures.com.au//where-would-we-be-without/

04.01.2022 What a fabulous morning at NT Bees Australia, hosted by Graham Beech and Joanna Read. Thank you for the glimpse into your world of Beekeeping.

02.01.2022 Here’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen while having cameras on my bee sites. Proves the gentle nature of my stock I guess.