Yes, Jerry, interesting. None of the professional bee-keepers in the club think it has a long term future, for various reasons. I'll keep an open mind, but will stick to the traditional method.Quote:
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Yes, Jerry, interesting. None of the professional bee-keepers in the club think it has a long term future, for various reasons. I'll keep an open mind, but will stick to the traditional method.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerryd
Bees like coffee.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/sc...bees.html?_r=2
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These guys are a pair of crooks, originally the quoted price for these flow hives was going to be $650 to $750 Australian, now you can only buy them in USDollars, which now makes them over $1000 AUD, even though they are made here.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerryd
I think I'll inquire about these native bee hives.
Redneck I think you will find you may feel the same with social Native bee suppliers. $500 for a hive is probably not much, but considering the bees do all the work $100 for the human component would be more realistic. Secretive mob the old native bee crowd. Happy to sell you a book, or a hive, but tend to be short on anything else. Happy to come and remove a hive as well, easy money so to speak.
Generally the bees are not much good for honey, it's possible but you usually destroy the hive to get little return. Pollinating plants and contributing to the food chain is there best strength, and nice to have just hanging around.
For solitary bees,
You can bunch a heap of small plastic or bamboo tubes together, or drill 10mm diameter and 50 to 70mm deep holes into a block of wood and hang it in a shady place. Solitary bees like to use them for nesting. Wasps, and some caterpillars will also utilise the holes. All good food chain stuff since most people like to knock off the spiders, the birds have to eat something.