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Moving Bee Hives Safely in Melbourne So, like me, you are the keeper of an unusual pet: the bee. Unlike the family dog or cat that just jumps in the back of the car when you need to move house

Wake Up: The DVAV Signal Bees might seem to be the chattiest of animals (although I have had many deep-and-meaningfuls with our yellow friends). However, they are constantly communicating in ways that are unique and highly specialised. We recently looked

Ways Forward: Precision Beekeeping Ten years ago, thousands of beekeepers in America woke to find their beehives empty. Since then, the same mass exodus of worker bees from their homes has occurred across the world. This bizarre and concerning phenomenon

The Power of Bee Pheromones Recently, we have been been looking into the many unique and unusual ways that bees communicate. We looked into the important dorso-ventral abdominal vibration (DVAV) signal, which tells bees to “wake up” as their workload

Sweet Vietnam! Over the course of my life, I have done a great deal of travelling. There isn’t much I enjoy more than the experience of meeting new people and exploring new places; the food, the smells, magical landscapes, and,

Hello 2019! We all know that end-of-year feeling; a kind of hustle and bustle that is very often overwhelming! Non-stop shopping and preparing and travelling. Tying up work commitments so they don’t follow you into the next cycle. Enough christmas

Christmas Love And Bees So, the long awaited Christmas day is finally here! Chances are you’ll be full to the brim with food, drink and sunshine this year, as Melbourne (and the rest of the country) is set for a

Creatures of the Sun I have recently been thinking in depth about the magic and menace of summer. It is true that everything in life has light and dark, and this time of year is no exception. Cool swims, long

Summertime, My Old Friend Summer. For Australians it summons sunkissed feelings and memories. Of getting together with friends and family. Of the promised season in childhood, where school is over and time is endless and free. Of hot Christmases and

Summer’s Unwanted Guest: The European Wasp Ah, summer. Time for the beach, lazy days and an endless number of barbeques and outdoor parties. Christmas too: Australia isn’t exactly the weather for the most traditional of Western Christmases, and most of