Field News

It’s not a race.

Large sellers and backyard beekeepers are still reporting slow growth and while the weather conditions don’t seem bad at all we’re still seeing many colony deaths and possibly the worst year so far for losses. Most deaths appear to be Tetragonula hockingsi which aren’t native to the Brisbane area though many Tetragonula carbonaria have declined as well. Some colonies are very healthy and are at the perfect stage to split but with all these declining colonies I’d take the cautious

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Woytopia 2024

A huge day at Woytopia – Sustainability living festival held at Woy Woy NSW with over 7000 people attending. Tim

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Without Bees We Die?

Don’t believe the headlines! How much of the world’s food production is dependent on pollinators? https://ourworldindata.org/pollinator-dependence Quote from ourworldindata website…

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