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A Visit to Melliodora: Embracing Permaculture and Sustainable Beekeeping
I recently had the great pleasure of visiting Melliodora, the renowned permaculture property of Su Dennett and David Holmgren. Located in the heart of Hepburn Springs, Victoria, Melliodora is a living example of permaculture principles—a sustainable living design system that David co-created with Bill Mollison in the 1970s. This visit was especially meaningful as I […]
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Varroa Update – 2024
The Varroa destructor mite has been causing quite a stir here in Australia, especially in New South Wales and, more recently, in Victoria. This pest, notorious for its impact on honey bee populations, was detected in Victoria for the very first time in August 2024, at a property in Nangiloc, near Mildura, no doubt brought […]
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Beekeeping Field Day – 20th Feb 2016
Adrian Iodice will be one of the presenters at the Beekeepers Association of the ACT feild day [link to ACT site – to page for this event if possible] on the 20th of Feb 2016…
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The Swarm Adrian Caught
Another swarm today!! This one is a secondary swarm which is why it’s a bit smaller than usual. I relocated these girls to a beautiful Kenyan top bar hive to live out their lives.
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Bee Friendly Planting
Things are pretty tough for bees at the moment. Extreme heat at crucial flowering times last summer reduced the blossoms available for bees, and this combined with bush fires and drought in Australia’s southeast have resulted in 30% fewer bees in these regions […]
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How ‘Neonics’ Impact Bees and Your Garden
Albert Einstein once made a statement that was simple but carried a punch, “If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live.”
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Bee Friendly by Mark Leech
I have recently purchased a book called: Bee Friendly. A planting guide for European honey bees and Australian pollinators. By Mark Leech.
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Another Kenyan Hive was Born Last Sunday!!
John and Sharon Champagne from Brogo Permaculture Gardens have got them selves a ‘Let it Bee’ hive. A small group of bee freaks spent about an hour positioning and readying the hive on Sunday…
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A Log Bee Hive Built by Adrian Iodice
A log hive Adrian Iodice built a couple of years ago! The honey is stored at the back of the hive away from the entrance so all I do is open the back door and cut out some delicious raw honeycomb […]
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Global Initiative for Honey Bee Health
CSIRO calls on researchers worldwide to join forces to save honey bees
Honey bees are essential for the pollination of about one third of the food we eat […]