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Monofloral Honeys Part 6: the Remarkable Rata.
Bees and Eucalypts Part 1: An Iconic Aussie.
Lighting the Way with Beeswax Candles
Monofloral Honeys Part 5: Nutty Honey.
Why are the honeybees dying?
Housel Positioning; a matter of perspective
Jarrah Honey
Monofloral Honeys Part 3: a Potent Aphrodisiac and a Crown of Thorns.
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Monofloral Honeys Part 1: Sweet Treats in the Wild West.

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Blackburn teen says beekeeping is worth buzzing about

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It might not be in his school sylla-buzz, but for 15-year-old William Stapelfeldt (aka Swarmboy), beekeeping is his subject of choice.

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Surprise !. Too funny not to share !

Surprise !. Too funny not to share !

Tiger Queen 🐅 #queenbee #bees #beekeeping #bens

Tiger Queen 🐅 #queenbee #bees #beekeeping #bensbeesau

Do you know that inside a beehive and swarm it’s

Do you know that inside a beehive and swarm it’s a toastie 34 Celsius! That’s 94 degrees Fahrenheit for my American mates!

#bees

Urban Utopia: How Cities Can Save Bee Populations

Urban Utopia: How Cities Can Save Bee Populations

Every weekend (actually, make that every other day), I do my best to escape the city. Having grown up in the Yarra Valley, I have fresh air in my veins, and too long in the hustle-and-bustle makes me not-quite-right. Whether it’s a getaway to Tassie, or just a quick trip out to my parents’ property, the country is where my heart’s at.

Perhaps that is why I was surprised when I found out that my best friends, the bees, actually may prefer the glamour of city life! A study conducted by the French beekeepers’ association, Unaf, in 2006 suggested that bees from city apiaries are healthier and more productive than their country counterparts. This research determined that urban bees enjoyed higher temperatures, a wider variety of plant life to pollinate, and avoided the ill-effects of pesticides. #bees #urban #train

#bees 🐝🐝🐝

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“We are developing all sorts of technologies bas

“We are developing all sorts of technologies based on what we have learnt from birds, animals and soils. Pollination is worth £billions. But it also highlights how nature is so interconnected”.

Tony Juniper

#bees #pollinators #fruit

Toiling,—rejoicing,—sorrowing, Onward throug

Toiling,—rejoicing,—sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Okay so I swear this is the last swarm photo for a

Okay so I swear this is the last swarm photo for at least a few posts!!! I thought a few people would find this strange shape interesting in how the bees are actually festooning in multiple clumps on this bamboo branch!!

I believe that when the bees first landed they would have been clumping together and as the bees got too heavy and started to bend, the bees would have formed these new clumps as it bent down!

Either way it’s an awesome look into some of the crazier swarms we’ve seen!

#bensbees #swarmoftheyear #beeswarm #bees #bee #beekeepersofinstagram🐝 #beeswarmsaussie #wildbeeswarms #beesareawesome

Bees and Eucalypts: An Iconic Aussie. Eucalypts a

Bees and Eucalypts: An Iconic Aussie.

Eucalypts are perhaps the defining characteristic of the Australian landscape. An ever-present and immediately recognisable cornerstone of the Aussie bush, oils held in the leaves also impart an unmistakeable medicinal aroma. There are more than seven hundred species contained in the genus Eucalyptus, along with upwards of a hundred in the closely related genera Angophora and Corymbia, which are nonetheless also regarded as eucalypts. All but nine species are native to Australia. Eucalypts are also renowned as the source of a wide variety of boldly flavoured honeys, but it is worthwhile first to consider some of the fascinating information that surrounds the plants themselves. #eucalyptus #bees #honey

Lighting the Way with Beeswax Candles. The first

Lighting the Way with Beeswax Candles.

The first candles were made of tallow and were manufactured by the Romans around 500 BC. Beeswax versions appeared around a hundred years later in China and Egypt and featured wicks made from rolled rice paper or rushes - cotton wicks came much later. Candles may also be fashioned from paraffin wax, which was first created in the 1800s, however, the soot and fumes released by burning paraffin contain toxic chemicals that can be as dangerous as second-hand cigarette smoke. Likewise, although cheap candles can be produced from soy wax, these may contain fungicides and pesticides used in chemical sprays.
Although relatively expensive, beeswax candles quickly gained in popularity in ancient times since tallow (an animal product) did not burn well and created an unpleasant odour. Beeswax candles create a clean, bright, reliable flame without odour or smoke, and furthermore actually assist to detoxify the air, as anions from burning beeswax cause airborne contaminants and pollutants to be sucked back into the burning candle, or fall to the ground. #beeswax #beeswaxcandles

Who needs filters 🙌🏽 #beeswarm #swarm #beeke

Who needs filters 🙌🏽 #beeswarm #swarm #beekeeping #bees #bensbeesau

Earthquake in Melbourne #safe

Earthquake in Melbourne

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