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Sealed, ceiled and insulated migratory lid. The lid rim has been rebated to take the ceiling sheet and to leave a 4mm air space. This should provide a bee space of 8-9mm between the top bars of the frames and the ceiling. The lid rim is solid (NO ventilation holes). The insulation is recycled glass fibre on reflective foil, as used under house rooves, and will withstand high temperatures. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aa9e1ff7c5085580147ac/1469753835127/ Articles - A Package of Minor Changes to Langstroth Hives, for Major Benefits Diagram 3. Conversion of a ventilated migratory lid to a sealed, ceiled, insulated lid. The spacers cover the original ventilation holes. Use of a waterproof, construction adhesive is recommended for all lids. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aaa26f5e2318016293080/1469753904290/ Articles - A Package of Minor Changes to Langstroth Hives, for Major Benefits Figure 5. 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Many of these were in National Parks or State Forests https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aac44bebafb74c7b2c9e3/1469754447225/ Articles - Beekeeping and Honey Promotion on Tasmania - Impressions The Tasmanian Honey Company outlet at Perth, Tasmania. Interesting and educational displays with a comprehensive array of hive products https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aac6ff5e2318016294244/1469754484952/ Articles - Beekeeping and Honey Promotion on Tasmania - Impressions https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aac83bebafb74c7b2cb91/1469754511211/ Articles - Beekeeping and Honey Promotion on Tasmania - Impressions As we drove through the Franklin River World heritage Area, between Lake St Clair and Queenstown, we found at least ten loads of beehives, with roughly 100 hives in each apiary. Placed here and on the west coast for the leatherwood, the hives in April were being prepared for the winter http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/7/28/6m4qnk41fkyhersudxce61k5fx4eax monthly 0.5 2016-07-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aafa5197aea83ddda8b4e/1469755309175/ Articles - The Anderson Flow™ Hive End view when full https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579ab05a44024383dcb7f58d/1469755482905/8.jpeg Articles - The Anderson Flow™ Hive The Flow™ frame draining. The metal bar is in position to open the next frame. Turning the bar forces the cells to open, allowing the honey to drain to the bottom of the frame, into a channel, and then out to the collecting jar (see next photo) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aaf6abebafb74c7b2e172/1469755249364/ Articles - The Anderson Flow™ Hive The Flow™ frame honey emptying into the jar – no extracting equipment needed https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579aafc944024383dcb7f010/1469755346554/ Articles - The Anderson Flow™ Hive The frame before the bees have been given an opportunity to work it. 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Is bulk feeding of sugar syrup to honeybees part of a sustainable future? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2b960f5e231c1eb0400dd/1470282084084/ Articles - Is Beekeeping Sustainable? Bees need pollen from a variety of sources at any time. Resource security is vital to the sustainability of beekeeping https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2b941f5e231c1eb03fffd/1470282055539/ Articles - Is Beekeeping Sustainable? Monocultures such as almond orchards provide avenues for pollination, but are biodiversity ‘deserts’ after flowering https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2b99720099e6b971f1a32/1470282139244/ Articles - Is Beekeeping Sustainable? State forests and National Parks are a vauble resource for beekeeping, providing a shelter refuge, an opportunity for the bees to re-build, and sometimes a production site for honey. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2b9a8f5e231c1eb0402b0/1470282155878/ Articles - Is Beekeeping Sustainable? Will rising costs for electricity and diesel, coupled with the need for expensive extracting facilities, affect the sustainability of beekeeping? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2b96b893fc0ca1facef2c/1470282116840/ Articles - Is Beekeeping Sustainable? Will breeding for Varroa tolerance reduce the overall diversity of the genetic pool? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2b98cd482e9036c34736f/1470282127724/ Articles - Is Beekeeping Sustainable? Varroa has affected the sustainability of beekeeping http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/3/effect-of-september-2013-fires monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bbb246c3c4ef06cdac73/1470282676344/ Articles - Effect of September 2013 Fires One hive body left from two loads destroyed by fire https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bbd1414fb5660c3b7fa4/1470282709702/ Articles - Effect of September 2013 Fires The fire just left the impression of the hive in the soil https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bbec414fb5660c3b8069/1470282734230/ Articles - Effect of September 2013 Fires Just a tin lid left – heart-breaking for a beekeeper! http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/feeding-sugar-to-honeybees monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bd55e6f2e10d06189c2e/1470283095005/tray+feeder%2C+with+floating+platform+R.jpg Articles - Feeding Sugar to Honeybees Top tray feeder with floating platform – this will allow the bees to feed without drowning https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bd88bebafb14f9597cd1/1470283150219/ Articles - Feeding Sugar to Honeybees Open feeder. Note use of straw to prevent bees drowning https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bd61e6f2e10d06189c77/1470283106068/dry+sugar+in+a+frame+feeder+R.jpg Articles - Feeding Sugar to Honeybees Feeding dry sugar in a frame feeder. This will help a hive survive, but does not stimulate the raising of brood https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bd73d2b85706920f8a51/1470283130847/ Articles - Feeding Sugar to Honeybees Pouring sugar syrup into a frame feeder http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/as-summer-approaches monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bea146c3c4ef06cdc056/1470283430305/ Articles - As Summer Approaches These hives burned, even though there was only very short grass under the pallets (Wandandian fires, 2003) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2bebe46c3c4ef06cdc120/1470283458374/ Articles - As Summer Approaches Wax moth faeces – an extreme example https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2be939de4bbe771c0e330/1470283414243/ Articles - As Summer Approaches https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2beaf46c3c4ef06cdc0ab/1470283443347/ Articles - As Summer Approaches These hives would be more likely to survive – similar preparation saved hives in the Wandandian fires of 2003. The leaves and debris have been raked clear, and a gap of 2m surrounds the hives http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/new-zealand-trip-september-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2ca3037c58144a0779dd4/1470286388145/ Articles - New Zealand Trip - September 2013 Winnie-the-Pooh picnic, with bee skep in the centre https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2c9d2d2b85706920fdc7f/1470286296942/ Articles - New Zealand Trip - September 2013 Interested hobbyists being shown through hives by experienced beekeepers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2ca012e69cfd4994fa130/1470286340098/ Articles - New Zealand Trip - September 2013 Some of the 120 beekeepers at the Buzz Weekend, checking hives. Smoke from a ‘fogger’ (used to treat hives with mineral oil against Varroa) can be seen in the background http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/swarming-control-and-management monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2ccac37c58144a077b03d/1470287021177/2007_1229Image0092.jpg Articles - Swarming - Control and Management A small swarm ready for collection https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2cce8e6f2e10d0618fc8c/1470287082142/ Articles - Swarming - Control and Management Swarms can build comb in awkward places https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2ce0ecd0f68700163ca90/1470287380513/ Articles - Swarming - Control and Management A Carniolan hive in Germany. With no excluder, the queen is mostly laying eggs upstairs, so it is possible to quickly check from underneath for the presence of swarm cells. Each box can be checked this way – not foolproof, but efficient. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2cd5c1b631ba908a59073/1470287200342/ Articles - Swarming - Control and Management Carniolan queen (A.m. carnica) and escorts https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2ccf91b631ba908a58e5a/1470287103262/ Articles - Swarming - Control and Management But they can still be successfully hived https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2d66dd2b8570692102240/1470289523244/ Articles - Swarming - Control and Management Not an easy swarm to hive – it is clustered around the trunk of the tree. It will probably be possible to collect bes on a frame or two, and to then induce the bees to ‘walk’ into the hive brood box. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2cd421b631ba908a58fde/1470287176688/ Articles - Swarming - Control and Management Italian queen (A.m.ligustica)and escorts https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2cdadd2b85706920ff392/1470287303793/ Articles - Swarming - Control and Management A populous single-box hive approaching swarming pitch. This hive needs space http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/preparation-of-package-bees monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2daf2414fb5660c3c32c4/1470290683097/ Articles - Preparation of Package Bees Fig.1 Smoking the hive to force young bees into the supers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2db24f7e0ab51c83b7edf/1470290728139/ Articles - Preparation of Package Bees Fig.3 Transferring bees from the cage into the packages. http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/so-hows-mrs-p monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/dr-john-rhodes-awarded-goodacre-award monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2de809f74561d1054642e/1470291588026/ Articles - Dr John Rhodes Awarded Goodacre Award Dr John Rhodes Awarded Goodacre Award http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/keeping-bees-in-the-tropics-bees-in-humpty-doo-nt monthly 0.5 2016-08-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2e82dd1758e0658a31436/1470294077045/ Articles - Keeping bees in the tropics - Bees in Humpty Doo, NT One not doing as well https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2df4c3e00be2197ccf658/1470291796188/ Articles - Keeping bees in the tropics - Bees in Humpty Doo, NT The only goodtoad is a dead toad https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2e92459cc68e3f0c61679/1470294322676/ Articles - Keeping bees in the tropics - Bees in Humpty Doo, NT Changing treescape, with more small trees. 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Photo courtesy Rudi Bartels http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/queen-insemination-in-germany monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a3f4bf15d5db0bee11b316/1470362818493/ Articles - Queen Insemination in Germany Drone catching, German style. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a3f46f9de4bbd1999e7c3c/1470362736843/Frau_Winkler_0.jpg Articles - Queen Insemination in Germany Frau Winkler at the microscope, Herr Winkler in the check shirt. CO2 bottles in the background. In the foreground is the glass-walled observation box to inspect the queens. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a3f4269de4bbd1999e79ab/1470362663662/Andreas_bee_queue.jpg Articles - Queen Insemination in Germany Andreas’ queens in queue https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a3f4d46b8f5befded63dd1/1470362842470/ Articles - Queen Insemination in Germany Everted drone endphallus, ready for semen collection with a pipette. The whole semen collection process was carried out so quickly that it was hard to follow all the manipulations that had been carried out. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a3f509e3df28c404aa8281/1470362911033/ Articles - Queen Insemination in Germany The next day, the gentle nature of the German bees was again demonstrated as I helped Andreas put out queen cells, with minimal use of smoke and protective clothing. 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After recovery each queen was released inside a glass-walled box, and before Frau Winkler would perform the insemination, the queen had to be observed climbing up the glass, to show her claws were undamaged – this lessened her chances of being rejected when returned to the hive and released. http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/splitting-hives monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/the-benefit-of-providing-a-paid-pollination-service monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/notes-from-the-beekeeping-climate-champion monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/a-glimpse-of-beekeeping-in-nepal monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40dfd1b631bd3b0977b42/1470369279085/Bumblebee_0.jpg Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal Bumblebee at 2850m at Ghandruk, Nepal https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40e511b631bd3b0977d24/1470369367977/ Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal Bee thinking about checking out the Australian. The altitude was 2850m, and late in the afternoon the temperature was approaching 0°C, but the odd bee was still flying. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40e92579fb3a3a8585fb1/1470369432413/ Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal The village of Landruk, Nepal, which each year in April holds a ‘honey-hunting’ festival https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40eaa197aeab65e3dc894/1470369454821/ Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal The large combs of the giant honeybee, Apis laboriosa, hang suspended from a cliff-face at an altitude of 3450m, near Ghat, Nepal https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40e731b631bd3b0977dd5/1470369403380/ Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal Honey pots inside the Gurung Museum, Ghandruk https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40e18579fb3a3a8585c3a/1470369310238/ Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal Log hives both above and below the veranda roof https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40e621b631bd3b0977d91/1470369383642/ Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal More log hives at the Gurung Museum. The one fixed to the wall was also decorated with horns from a water buffalo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40e2f579fb3a3a8585cd1/1470369330596/ Articles - A Glimpse of Beekeeping in Nepal Close-up of the log hive on the roof http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/pesticides-again monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/neonicotinoids-in-australia monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/queen-bee-training monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40b7cb3db2b45252eba16/1470368640464/ Articles - Queen Bee Training A Hive of Activity https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40ba53e00be88b8414cb1/1470368681463/ Articles - Queen Bee Training Looking For the Queen? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40b94cd0f6870016e6c19/1470368663546/ Articles - Queen Bee Training Is It Worth It? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40b6cb8a79bf0006b85b5/1470368625567/ Articles - Queen Bee Training Participants from left to right.Back row: Juan Cabello, Karl Draber, Elizabeth Peter, MaxTugwell, Peter Yates, Grace Jerrett, Chris Breytenbach, Robert Owen, Eric Davies, David Lloyd.Front row: Dave Moore, Leif Anderson, Ivan Haskovec, Rick Kaddatz, Ray Miller, Lyle Clinton, Glenn Locke, Lamorna Osborne, Doug Somerville.Absent: Nick Annand http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/medicinal-herbs-for-bees-an-experiment monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/back-care-bee-boxes monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a411d1b3db2b45252ee7d1/1470370259652/ Articles - Back Care & Bee Boxes Standard bee-box design, with handhold. The handhold can cause problems with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome developing, and also can make lifting difficult, imposing strain on your back. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a411eb414fb54f51f82e70/1470370289805/ Articles - Back Care & Bee Boxes Even simple adaptations such as hand cleats on the side of boxes could help prevent injury. http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/does-a-wounded-queen-heal monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/more-about-the-climate-champion-program monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41255b3db2b45252eeb3d/1470370393038/ Articles - Pele Cannon – Climate Champion for the Beekeeping Industry http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/pele-cannon-climate-champion-for-the-beekeeping-industry monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41053e6f2e1b9a71420cf/1470369880510/ Articles - More about the Climate Champion Program: http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/preparing-for-the-flow monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a416ba59cc68cdfb005e94/1470371515035/Preparing_for_the_Flow_123.jpg Articles - Preparing for the Flow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a416c959cc68cdfb005ee9/1470371529985/Preparing_for_the_Flow_456.jpg Articles - Preparing for the Flow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a416fb03596ed16b23ad17/1470371583698/ Articles - Preparing for the Flow http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/visit-to-uraguay monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41795d1758eed75b158fa/1470371738239/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay Inspecting an Italian breeder hive with Fernando Roth (in blue shirt, owner of 9,000 hives) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41785bebafbf8cf5a6698/1470371717551/052_52.jpg Articles - Visit to Uraguay Chilean Andes from the air https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41a974402439bb06af48d/1470372509135/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay Bruce, Lynn Enrique and a waiter in Colonia https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41a4f1b631bd3b097c8ab/1470372437415/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay Flat roads means smaller vehicles to shift supers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41945197aeab65e3e0cf7/1470372168744/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay Frame of bees (note the hive tool) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41a3429687f89223b9d25/1470372405765/064_64.jpg Articles - Visit to Uraguay Cut plantation logs of Eucalyptus tereticornis https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a4196159cc68cdfb006e7d/1470372202455/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay Inspecting a 6-way nuc https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a419c3ebbd1ac0384fbc61/1470372339570/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay Eucalyptus on the roadside to La Paz   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a41a732e69cfbba830f2f4/1470372470412/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay High-quality building and extracting equipment used by beekeepers in Uruguay https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a419a2ebbd1ac0384fbb5a/1470372272516/ Articles - Visit to Uraguay http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/using-pheromone-traps-to-improve-honeybee-breeding monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 http://www.theabk.com.au/articles/2016/8/4/american-foulbrood-a-disease-that-can-be-eradicated monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a40c9d893fc0b30a484665/1470368928066/ Articles - American Foulbrood – A disease that can be eradicated Figure 1. 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Capricornia Beekeepers Club Inc. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02edb893fc0a06650a3d4/1510096635168/ Service Directory - Central Queensland Beekeepers Association Secretary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02efc1b631be7d81d0163/1510096633874/ Service Directory - Gold Coast Amateur Beekeeper’s Assn https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02f191b631be7d81d0203/1510096632073/ Service Directory - Ipswich & West Moreton Beekeeper’s Assn https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02f3bbe65949f3b881c0b/1517797467166/ Service Directory - Northside Beekeeper’s Assn Inc https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02f58be65949f3b881ca4/1510096632001/ Service Directory - Southern Beekeepers Association (Qld) Inc. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02f7a893fc0a06650a6fa/1510096631012/ Service Directory - Sunshine Coast Beekeepers Group https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02f93893fc0a06650a796/1510096637384/ Service Directory - Townsville & District Beekeeper’s Assn https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02fb3be65949f3b881e2f/1510096642558/ Service Directory - Valley Bees (Mary River Catchment area) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02fcdbe65949f3b881eb0/1510096632693/ Service Directory - Whitsunday Beekeeper’s Assn https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a02feb893fc0a06650a99f/1510096634956/ Service Directory - Queensland Beekeeper’s Association (Inc) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a03010be65949f3b8820a3/1510096633893/ Service Directory - Brisbane https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a0302fbe65949f3b88214e/1510096633396/ Service Directory - Cairns Regional Bee Club https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a0305d893fc0a06650ac5b/1510096637138/ Service Directory - Stanley Rivers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a0307d893fc0a06650ad0b/1510096637138/ Service Directory - Toowoomba https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a030a0893fc0a06650adf4/1510096637148/ Service Directory - Warwick https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a030c6893fc0a06650aec1/1510096634703/ Service Directory - Wide Bay https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a030e8893fc0a06650b008/1510096637163/ Service Directory - WA. Apiarists Society https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a03111893fc0a06650b111/1510096635722/ Service Directory - West Australian Beekeeper’s Association Inc https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a0312fbe65949f3b882b6a/1510096637148/ Service Directory - Western Australian Farmer's Federation (Inc) - Beekeeper’s Section https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a03154893fc0a06650b29b/1510096637416/ Service Directory - Tasmanian Beekeeper’s Association https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a03175be65949f3b882e60/1510096642572/ Service Directory - Tasmanian Crop Pollination Association Inc https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a031a6be65949f3b882f43/1510096641360/ Service Directory - North West https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a031cabe65949f3b882ff9/1510096641331/ Service Directory - Northern https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a031eebe65949f3b883095/1510096641358/ Service Directory - Southern https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a03257893fc0a06650b8ed/1510096641339/ Service Directory - Kangaroo Island Beekeepers Association https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57a03278be65949f3b88332c/1510096642061/ Service Directory - South Australian Apiarists’ Association https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57b0569b6a4963d44456f4d4/1510096642293/ Service Directory - Gold Coast Regional Beekeepers Inc https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/57e8f574f5e23123e5a22d43/1510096642555/ Service Directory - Baramba Beekeepers (South Burnett) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/588e63c3bf629abc01dfe938/1510096642313/ Service Directory - Hawkesbury Beekeepers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/588e66ffa5790aa54e648bfc/1510096642574/ Service Directory - Manning Valley https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/588eba63d2b857b6ec3e546a/1510096642296/ Service Directory - Mudgee Bee Group https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/588ec580db29d6b40fce9048/1510096642546/ Service Directory - Northern Beaches Bee Club https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/588ec6c4f7e0ab9c09593d67/1510096642876/ Service Directory - Southern Highlands https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/588ec7a7f5e231b9aa5bc1c5/1510096642914/ Service Directory - Urban Beekeepers of the Inner West https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/58b7fafde3df283c6e0a194d/1510096642879/ Service Directory - Beekeepers' Society of SA Inc. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/579844ece4fcb59f61acfdc2/59f84e7a53450a4c5a53daa4/1509445775163/ Service Directory - Geelong Beekeepers' Club Inc. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a1a1bbb8a79ba519ccd0d7/1470210530754/AdobeStock_107373953.jpeg Service Directory http://www.theabk.com.au/issues daily 0.75 2017-10-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a1a0929de4bb8f9ae39580/1470210218782/AdobeStock_89758559.jpeg Issues http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/7/29/july-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-08-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579ad59ae4fcb5488202bb19/1469765028756/ Issues - July 2016 http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/7/29/june-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579adaa315d5dbe122ca5b63/1469766327584/ Issues - June 2016 http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/7/29/may-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-07-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579ae4b86b8f5b8f495c60dd/1469768909713/ Issues - 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December 2015 http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/7/29/november-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-07-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579afb1b44024383dcb9e045/1469774621051/ Issues - November 2015 http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/7/31/october-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/579e9fdcbe6594806c1d7702/1470013407239/ Issues - October 2015 http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/8/4/september-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a2c0a51b631ba908a54637/1470283953236/ Issues - September 2015 Doug Somerville Receives The Goodacre Award http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/8/5/august-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-10-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a49b4c2e69cfbba83369c0/1470405523927/ Issues - August 2016 It’s that time again – August, when the Almond is in blossom and thousands of beehives are trucked great distances to pollinate the orchard flowers http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/8/8/august-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a93e5e6a49636b2efcec10/1470709343786/Aug+2015.jpg Issues - August 2015 An old Penders Beeswax press, age unknown, found in a shed in Victoria as part of a deceased estate Photo courtesy Terry Carpenter http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2015/7/1/urd07862wlj8p77o3h5njp2qztjcgf monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a93fd5725e256e554642aa/1470709725040/ Issues - July 2015 My goodness but this is good tucker! Photo courtesy Robyn Alderton http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/8/8/may-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a94239414fb515bd4cb12c/1470710332728/ Issues - May 2015 Honey bees hard at work and oblivious to the photographer! Photo courtesy Ashlee Ralla http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2015/4/24/april-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a942b9e3df287083cfeae4/1470710465385/ Issues - April 2015 Queen cells, drawn in November 2014 near the North Pine River at Lawnton. Photo courtesy Howard Kirby http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2015/3/1/march-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a9431f46c3c496d8261bf0/1470710561460/ Issues - March 2015 Cedar and Stuart Anderson, from Northern NSW, with their exciting new hive technology, allowing honey to be extracted without opening the hive http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2015/2/1/dukbri800yh7ctov9pirpq1347on8u monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a944fa893fc076d9f1e718/1470711037870/ Issues - February 2015 Homeward bound! Photo courtesy Wenonah Quayle http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2015/1/1/january-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a98559197aea5273276daf/1470727514383/Jan+2015.jpg Issues - January 2015 Guests assembling for the Grand Opening of Beechworth Honey Discovery on 5th December http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/12/1/december-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a98589893fc076d9f380e8/1470727566219/ Issues - December 2014 Pink flowering Blue gum, which yielded honey in Upper SE South Australia in October Photo courtesy Martin Gilbert http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/11/1/november-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57a986d7ebbd1a5a51243957/1470727899769/ Issues - November 2014 Spring has arrived – the season when bees will visit any and all flowers in pursuit of pollen and nectar Photo courtesy Annie Collenette http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/10/1/october-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf039d1758ee63fa7285a/1470885953150/ Issues - October 2014 Bee on lavender Photo courtesy Jesse McDonald http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/9/1/september-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf10be58c62449d425d30/1470886160772/ Issues - September 2014 German beekeepers tending mating nuclei in the traditional queen bee mating station at Gehlberg, Thuringia, Germany (see Inside article ‘Visit to a German Belegstelle’ http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/8/1/august-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf1c0d1758ee63fa73392/1470886337386/Aug+2014.jpg Issues - August 2014 A small load of bee hives and mating nucs bedded down for winter on the NSW South Coast. The well-drained site gets full sun at midday, and the supers are full of honey from Heath-leaved Banksia, (Banksia ericifolia) which has almost finished flowering http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/7/1/july-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf21af5e231a286eb96c9/1470886428287/ Issues - July 2014 A glimpse into the fascinating world of Honeybees – two very interested youngsters at the ‘SA National Honey Month’ display Photo Courtesy Martin Gilbert http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/6/1/june-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf353440243986b22a7f6/1470886740986/June+2014_0.jpg Issues - June 2014 Bee Hotel in Jardin des Plantes, Paris – the Paris Botanic Gardens http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/5/1/may-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf3822e69cfd28189cceb/1470886793894/ Issues - May 2014 Honey – the liquid gold produced by the honey bee and cherished by the beekeeper Photo courtesy Sarah Asis Sha’Non http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/4/1/april-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf3ff15d5db281ea5e3de/1470886921458/ Issues - April 2014 Testimony to the damage that can be done by wildfire, even on a well-prepared beesite. Many hives have been lost this year to bushfires. http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/3/1/march-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57abf463440243986b22b0cb/1470887014089/ Issues - March 2014 http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/2/1/february-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57ac08e2ebbd1aa31e3f0d2e/1470892263948/ Issues - February 2014 Beehives on Norfolk Island, in front of two fine specimens of the well-known Norfolk Island pines (see Inside article) Photo courtesy of Sam Malfroy and Norfolk Island Quarantine Survey http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2014/1/1/january-2014 monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57ac09a96a4963c5935704cc/1470892461622/ Issues - January 2014 A honeybee collecting pollen from nectarine flowers Photo courtesy Wenonah Quayle http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/12/1/december-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b1298a6a4963e7a40f994e/1471228302782/ Issues - December 2013 A rare photo of what was thought to be a mating between Teddy Bear Bees. The Teddy Bear Bee is a solitary bee, a species of Australian native bee, Amegilla bombiformis, Photo courtesy Bruno Ehrensperger http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/11/1/november-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b12a491b631b641d0af7f9/1471228492756/ Issues - November 2013 Honeybee working Canola flowers this Spring. Canola has for many years provided commercial beekeepers an opportunity for early colony build-up at the start of the season.Photo courtesy Krysteen McElroy http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/10/1/october-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b12ab320099e871dd8d2bc/1471228601602/ Issues - October 2013 It’s that time of the year again! A swarm collects in a letterbox on the NSW South Coast. Bet the postie loved delivering The ABK to that address! Photo courtesy Robyn Alderton http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/9/1/september-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b12b803e00be9be5f0de4a/1471228804773/ Issues - September 2013 Not an easy swarm to collect, but one that was hived successfully, despite the comb containing a large amount of sealed brood. We will undoubtedly see lots of swarms again this Spring. Photo courtesy Lionel Burley http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/8/1/august-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b12c05c534a5bee9c4f77a/1471228938312/ Issues - August 2013 Meeting the neighbours? 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The trees were planted at Paracombe (in the Adelaide Hills) as ornamentals in a beekeeper’s garden, and at the time of flowering were 4 years old Photo Courtesy Lynton Stone http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/4/1/april-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b12e252e69cf0f156e836d/1471229482465/ Issues - April 2013 Bubbles on the bottom of cells (frame upside down to make bubbles rise) - caused by the very high hydrogen peroxide activity of pure Jarrah honey in WA Photo courtesy Kim Fewster http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/3/1/march-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b26187893fc0fd2a5b2ae0/1471308171447/ Issues - March 2013 A honeybee captured in flight as it collects pollen from a Linden tree in a Canberra suburban backyard Photo courtesy Bruno Ehrensperger http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/2/1/february-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b261f4d482e9a0cbc4ca8f/1471308280259/ Issues - February 2013 Tas Festing, with his beehives, at Humpty Doo, in the Northern Territory (see Inside article) http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2013/1/1/january-2013 monthly 0.5 2016-08-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b262c2893fc0fd2a5b36a8/1471308488920/ Issues - January 2013 Measuring an example of the iconic Australian honey tree, a large Yellow box (E. melliodora), for the National Register of Big Trees (see Inside article) Photo courtesy Derek McIntosh http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2012/12/1/december-2012 monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b3f2d72e69cffddd04c7ce/1471410908928/ Issues - December 2012 Another example of brilliant macrophotography! 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Pigeon House Mountain is in the background. Photo Courtesy Ashlee Ralla http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2012/8/1/august-2012 monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b3f9a0414fb5d54f19c3ba/1471412642285/ Issues - August 2012 It could be anywhere in Australia, but these beehives are actually in Serbia (see Pictorial Essay inside) http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2012/7/1/july-2012 monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b3fa005016e111bec593bd/1471412739632/ Issues - July 2012 Small hive beetle larvae in honeycomb. This Issue of The ABK is a special edition, with a focus on the ecology, behaviour and control of small hive beetle. 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The colonies of this giant honeybee migrate each winter to lower altitudes. (see Inside article) http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2012/1/1/january-2012 monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57b50a06b8a79b4f5b4e87fd/1471482376672/ Issues - January 2012 Apiary of log hives in Haiti - see article 'Haitian Beekeeping' inside this issue Photo courtesy Bo Sterk http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2012/1/1/december-2011 monthly 0.5 2016-08-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57ba4a2f59cc6886da0bbb8b/1471826487939/ Issues - December 2011 Wher's that honey? Let us at it! 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Photo courtesy Naomi Kieser http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2011/9/1/september-2011 monthly 0.5 2016-08-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57ba4bf629687f1ef5cad4f6/1471826946268/ Issues - September 2011 A bee in flight captured on camera as she enters the hive Photo Courtesy Joel Mackay http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2011/8/1/august-2011 monthly 0.5 2016-08-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57ba4cccff7c50e4a7fb6cd3/1471827154184/ Issues - August 2011 Rooftop Beehives above the Intercontinental Melbourne The Rialto, in the first stages of being established, together with a perennial garden to supply nectar and pollen. (See article inside) Photo: Sarah Sharkey http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/8/21/usu6a3gjhr9w7yysuqj6lymiukepsn monthly 0.5 2016-08-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57ba4db203596e6c59bd378c/1471827381998/ Issues - July 2011 A stunning photo taken of New Zealand beehives, taken by an Australian beekeeper holidaying in NZ Photo courtesy Joel Mackey http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/8/21/3uf5nus807qh5m74ir15rdoelsji6d monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57bbf172e58c62993054b3bf/1471934864066/ Issues - June 2011 Photo courtesy Joel Mackay http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2011/5/1/may-2011 monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57bbf21abe659453c7368e4e/1471935011357/ Issues - May 2011 An excellent photo that illustrates just why the European honeybee is regarded as ther 'supreme' pollinator Photo courtesy Joel Mackay http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2011/4/1/april-2011 monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57bbf32c8419c2441f75f46a/1471935282200/ Issues - April 2011 Lead trucks in the 40+ strong ‘bee truck convoy’ which paraded through Canberra and around Parliament House as part of the campaign on March 2 to convince Federal Government to fund a continued eradication programme for the Asian bee incursion in Qld http://www.theabk.com.au/issues/2016/8/23/march-2011 monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579575d3c534a514ed1c80c9/t/57bbf3b3b8a79ba1eaef5152/1471935416947/ Issues - March 2011 A honeybee working lucerne in South Australia this season. 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