Spring is here...
On my recent travels right across Brisbane, Ipswich and Goldcoast the gums are flowering and the bees are building fast. This means the...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Varroa Jacobsoni
So with yet another incursion of Varroa upon us this time in the Port Of Brisbane, I thought it would be timely that I send something out...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Aug 4, 2023
- 2 min
Swarm Season
Hey All, well it's been a bumper winter season here in Sunny QLD, with most colonies not even slowing down over winter so they will be...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Mar 22, 2023
- 2 min
Back On Track here in Brisbane...
After what has seemed an eternity, it nice to be writing once more to both new and existing customers here in the Queensland sunny state....
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
Difficult times... for Newcastle region
with a heavy heart I write to everyone down in the Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast regions. With the growing Varroa impact, spreading...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
News Break
Well It has been a while since I last posted after the outbreak eof Varroa in Newcastle. As you could imagine it has had a significant...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Glass Half Full or Half Empty
As I sit here and write to everyone, I am emotionally exhausted due to so much going on at once both personally with moving to another...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Jul 2, 2022
- 1 min
Details on Nucs,
Hey everyone, by now you will have received an email or correspondence about the purchasing of nucs from the red zone. If you have...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
What now with varroa
Everyone in the 50klm exclusion zone of Newcastle has been given the go ahead under the order to carry out tests for Varroa. People in...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Jun 24, 2022
- 1 min
Urgent For All Customers
Varroa mite has been detected at the Port Of Newcastle. We are awaiting further instructions but every hive within 50klm of Newcastle is...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- May 7, 2022
- 2 min
Winter is coming
Well its here, although a little early the cool nights have the bees coming home early of an evening. Who knows how this winters weather...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
New Season New Beekeeping Methods
Hey Everyone, Well with the start of Autumn on upon us, its time to start thinking about the girls winding down as the approach their...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Jan 30, 2022
- 3 min
Watch out - Bugs about
Well not quite bugs, but the intrepid beetle.... that's right.... SHB Small (I'd say Super) Hive Beetle... you have wonder at natures...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
A Sincere Thankyou- The Festive Season is upon us time to take a break and re-charge.
To all our amazing customers I just wanted to say a sincere Thankyou for all your support this year. Our little business has kept us very...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
Feelen' Hot.....
Well finally.......... its starting to feel a lot like Summer, everywhere I go..... take a look at the hive and then..... bees are...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
The Big Wet- Dont get caught out!
The wet summer is upon us with La-Nina causing havoc across a lot of Australia at the moment. my thoughts are with our Aussie farmers and...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
Swarm Mitigation
What a crazy crazy time we live in at the moment, we have never seen activity like this around hives and there will to swarm like they...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Oct 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Mighty Pests
Its that time of year, as the weather warms the bees get busy and the nectar flows for us here in Aus. But its also the time that natures...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Aug 22, 2021
- 4 min
To Spilt or Not to Split..... that is the question...
what and when.... If you firstly go back a few posts you'll see my post "Spring is on my mind" make sure you have read this first.... So...
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TheBackyardBeekeeper
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
Spring Time Is Coming- do you know what full looks like?
One of the most common questions is when do I put my super on? Well for every beekeeper, timing is everything - leave it too late and...
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