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How to Produce Clean Propolis Part 3 of 3 #nati How to Produce Clean Propolis 

Part 3 of 3

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How to Produce Clean Propolis Part 2 of 3 #nati How to Produce Clean Propolis 

Part 2 of 3

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How to produce clean Propolis. Part 1 of 3 Trig How to produce clean Propolis. 

Part 1 of 3

Trigger warning not for the faint hearted. 

We limit wastage in the event of a failed colony and this shows how we recycle one of the most important resources for our little friends #propolis

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Great weekend for bees in South East Queensland. P Great weekend for bees in South East Queensland. Perfect weather for foraging. 

These are the last of our AA logs - they are ready now for their forever homes. #nativestinglessbees #meliponiculture #australianstinglessbees #stinglessbees
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We have some log native bee colonies available at We have some log native bee colonies available at the moment. All apart from one are AA colonies. 
These are a unique and visually appealing addition to your garden.  DM if interested or give Clay a call (number in our profile). 
Pick up only, Northside of Brisbane. 

Note: Purchase 2 or more of $375 hives, price reduces to $350 each. 

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#naturalbeauty #tetragonula #tetragonulahockingsi #tetragonulacarbonaria
The moment you realise your backyard nectarine tre The moment you realise your backyard nectarine tree is being super generous this year. It’s been a few years since we’ve had a decent crop, and they usually get hit pretty hard by the fruit fly. Looks like we’ll get to preserve some fruit this year 😋.
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Just hovering…. #nativestinglessbees #meliponic Just hovering….

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Inspecting a monster Austroplebeia Australis colon Inspecting a monster Austroplebeia Australis colony. This one is well and truly ready for split 🩷

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Inspected a few of our Austroplebeia Australis nat Inspected a few of our Austroplebeia Australis native bee colonies today. Some monster colonies with lots of food stores. These girls use more bees wax than tree resins in their propolis (building materials) than other native social bees - which is why their structures are so light in colour. 

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Giving perspective as to how many colonies you can Giving perspective as to how many colonies you can have in a very small space in a suburban backyard.

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#queenslandgardens #queenslandbees  #nativequeenbee #stinglessbee #savethebees 
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#naturalbeauty
We have a small number of Austroplebeia Australis We have a small number of Austroplebeia Australis (AA) hives ready to go within the next couple of weeks. We are taking expressions of interest now.
AA native stingless bees are more placid than TH and TCs. They’re super special as they weave a veil of propolis across their entrance every night and reopen every morning.
This species also tend to create beautiful entrance tubes at the front of their hive over time to create a deterrent for predators. 
Great for hobby farmers, gardeners or just those who live to sit and ponder life whilst watching their hive 🩷🌼☀️🐝.

DM or contact details in our profile. 
Note: collection is from the Northside of Brisbane. We do not post our bees. 

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How good is this weather in #Brisbane Great weathe How good is this weather in #Brisbane
Great weather for the bees, they’re definitely getting their pollen on 🌼☀️🐝

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Some footage from an Australis Austroplebeia nativ Some footage from an Australis Austroplebeia native stingless bee colony being opened and split today. These are such a beautiful, placid bee and really easy to work with. 
The honey super attached to the top of this hive box is full, however we’ll wait until the hive settles after the split before we rob the honey. 

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It’s a beeautiful day here in Brisbane, South Ea It’s a beeautiful day here in Brisbane, South East Queensland. Our AA girls are making the most of this weather ☀️ 🌸 🐝 🩷 
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#austroplebeia #savethenativebees
Warning, extreme temperatures are being experience Warning, extreme temperatures are being experienced in South East Queensland, please consider the health and safety of your hives. 

Heat can be one of the biggest killers of even the healthiest colonies. A string of hot days without a reprieve at night can result in cumulative heat effects within your colony. This essentially means, your colony may struggle to reduce the temperature inside and can subsequently overheat. 

As a general rule, if it’s too hot for you to stand in your hive location all day, it may be too hot for your bees. 

 The images shown are of our colonies experiencing heat stress. As an extreme measure to reduce the temperature of the hive the bees will form up in straight lines at the entrance of the hive. They will fan their wings to bring cool air in and warm air out. 

Preventative measures include:
- Provide extra shade/cover for your hive;
- place a sprinkler/hose on fine mist over the hive (not in front of the entrance);
- place a wet towel over the top of you hive with one end of the towel in a bucket of water (to keep the towel wet and cool). Position a fan blowing on the wet towel (not blowing on hive entrance). 

 If in doubt, seal the entrance and any other openings to the hive with mesh at night time after the bees are safe in the hive and then bring inside into an air conditioned room.
You can keep them inside for a couple of days and they will live off their food stores. 
If you do bring them inside, ensure you place them back into the exact spot when you return them outside.

Stay cool everyone. 

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It’s a smarmy Sunday here today with a fighting It’s a smarmy Sunday here today with a fighting swarm  trying to take over this TC colony. It’s a brutal war with bees being dismembered left, right and centre 😱😱. We’ll close this hive up tonight and throw a bait hive down to see if we can capture it. They may be stingless but they really are fierce when it comes to bee battles. 
It’s literally a #sundaybloodysunday #swarm #nativestinglessbees #meliponiculture #australianstinglessbees #stinglessbees
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Happy Saturday! #nativestinglessbees #meliponicu Happy Saturday! 

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The girls certainly haven’t taken a day off for The girls certainly haven’t taken a day off for the Brisbane Show Day #ekka public holiday. They’re busier than ever 💕.
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#queenslandgardens #queenslandbees  #nativequeenbee #stinglessbee #savethebees 
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Lazy Sunday swarm. As things start warming up in S Lazy Sunday swarm. As things start warming up in South East Queensland, the bees are becoming more and more active. We are starting to see more and more swarmy activity (both mating swarms and fighting swarms) as move towards longer, warmer days. 

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Interesting to see the different levels of activit Interesting to see the different levels of activity in hives at the same time of day. For some of these hives, the activity has a lot to do with the location - the colonies that receive the morning sun will tend to be more active earlier.

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