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Bee Stings and Emergency Mangement.

August 4, 2022 Ann Chilcott 3 Comments

Introduction. A few weeks ago, I was beekeeping at an out-apiary with my friend Alison when she reacted badly to…

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Posted in: Defensive Colonies, Emergency management of serious bee sting reaction. Filed under: anaphylaxis, Bee sting management, Dr Richard Bache NDB

Dealing with Defensive Bees.

July 28, 2022 Ann Chilcott 10 Comments

The wifi and phonelines have been down all week so I’m borrowing my bee buddy Cynthia’s internet and sending the…

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Posted in: Defensive Colonies, Destroying a Colony of Honey Bees, Honey Bee Behaviour. Filed under: Defensive bees

The Mind of a Bee Reviewed.

July 22, 2022 Ann Chilcott 9 Comments

The Mind of a Bee, – by Lars Chittka Published: 2022 by Princeton University Press ISBN: 978-0-691-18047-2 ISBN (e-book) 978-0-691-23624-7…

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Posted in: book review, Pollen Identification Filed under: Lars Cittka's "MInd of a Bee" Review, Leafacutter Bee Forage

Learning From My Observation Hive.

July 15, 2022 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

We’ve had some really hot weather (at least for us) over the past week with the temperature reaching at least…

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Posted in: Leafcutter Bees., Observation Hive, Queenless colony Filed under: leafcutter bees, Observation hive management, watching supersedure first hand

My “No-Gardening” Bee Garden.

July 8, 2022 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

This has been a relatively restful week with the weather too wet, windy and wild for beekeeping. Today though it…

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Posted in: Creating a pollinator friendly garden., gardening, Rendering Wax Filed under: creating a wild pollinator garden, Filtering and processing bees wax

The Isabella Bees.

July 1, 2022 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

News From Australia. Australia celebrates 200 years of honey bees and commercial beekeeping with a delightful new two-dollar coin. I…

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Posted in: Australian beekeeping, wild bees Filed under: Australian beekeeping, BeeCraft Magazine, Isabella bees, making section cases

A Peep At Pollination & Apples.

June 24, 2022 Ann Chilcott 8 Comments

Pollination. Pollination is all about plant sex; ooh err! Or, is it? Read on for the full story. Flowering plants…

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Posted in: Pollinators Filed under: apple pollination, Plant pollination & fertilisation

Obervation Hive Update.

June 17, 2022 Ann Chilcott 8 Comments

It’s been one of the busiest weeks of my beekeeping season so far this year but thankfully all the colonies…

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Posted in: Observation Hive, Pollinators Filed under: Eco Hero competition, Observation hive management

Knowledge & Skills Exchange.

June 10, 2022 Ann Chilcott 1 Comment

After miserably cold May weather, June has been more promising with temperatures as high as 23 degrees Celsius. Between 16-…

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Posted in: Beekeeping knowledge & skills sharing., Catching Swarms, Filling an observation hive Filed under: catching swarms and what to do with them, How to exchange knowledge& Skills

Clarifying Communications: The Round Dance vs. Waggle Dance Dichotomy is Misleading.

June 3, 2022 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

I’d been puzzling over the question of their being two parts to the waggle dance for some time because current…

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Posted in: Dancing honey bees, Honey Bee Communications Filed under: Honey bee communication, Professor Tom Seeley, Waggle dance clarified

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