are there any requirements in legally having a small hive in urban area.sounds funny but can you rent hives or get bee keepers a place to park their hive//
Hi all there is a page on Facebook called "The Vanishing of the Bee" which is a film about disappearing bees around the world. They are collecting statistics on annual systemic pesticide use so if you can help please email info@vanishingbees.com. Tha
I'm interested in making a hive for next spring and browsed the info in this group last night. For newbees like me I though it would be great to start a discussion to list information sources on how to get started. Below are the links I gathered
I am an MSc student at the University of Auckland studying the wool-carder bee (Anthidium manicatum: Megachilidae) and I would be grateful for your help to col
There's a bee box idea I've seen that's made from a 4x4 block of wood to encourage 'solitary bees' to hang around the garden. Is this a good idea in New Zealand gardens?
I notice one website with plans for a bee boxe is Canadian, and they seem to be
Hi All
I was at Shelly Beach Farm today and they are now starting to use Top Bar Hives to help reduce the Viroa mite and produce stronger hives.
All info about Top Bar Hives - http://www.biobees.com/
About Shelly Beach Farm: http://www.shellybeachf
Hi anyone got ideas or suggestions to encourage New Zealand native bees ? designs for artificial structures etc
Also ws thinking about bumble bees anyone got any info how to build and encourage them to stay in garden?
ANGIE
