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Bees working in Red Flowering Gum As of late January 2012, there a several species of flowering eucalypts that our bees are working. North of the Divide, Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) is still flowering heavily and has been going since late November. Red Stringybark (E. macrorhyncha) is well budded and due to [...] Students searching for signs of brood On the 7th January, 2012, we conducted our first beekeeping lesson for beginners. Our students were very enthusiastic and the day seemed to fly by. The weather held out and it was almost perfect conditions for opening up the hives in the afternoon after a pleasant lunch. Our [...] There is an interesting taster article (and ensuing discussion) on a new caste of soldier bees in a stingless bee of South America – the Jatai bee (Tetragonisca angustula). Soldier bees guard their nest against attack by robbers The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that Jatai soldiers [...] I hate hackers with a passion now. Our website was hacked five times over the last six months – the most recent being today – leading to drastic measures including a complete reset. It’s just so senseless. My deepest thanks go to my bro – Rob – who has been helping us with the wordpress [...] |
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Monday, 23rd of January 2012 at 05:35:36 PM