They are the centre of every beehive but a shortage of queen bees across the country is making it difficult for beekeepers to rebuild and increase their hive numbers. Queen bees are vital to beehives ...

Victor Croker and Dave Leemhuis were dropping off their daughters at ballet class in Canberra when they struck up a conversation about beekeeping. What started out as a chance encounter that day 14 ...

Think about that bear-shape bottle of sweet, golden liquid you probably have sitting in your cupboard at home. It's filled with honey, a sticky, thick substance that you might use as a sweet addition ...

Check out these easy-to-follow horizontal hive plans to get your started in the world of beekeeping. We’ll show you step-by-step how to build a beehive from scratch. The Layens hive is the original ...

A new invention by two Australian beekeepers is claimed to be able to siphon honey straight from a beehive without opening the lid or disturbing the bees inside. When a tap attached to a specifically ...

To make good use of specialty tools, arrange a hive-building bee with like-minded friends and enough building materials for several hives. How many people dream of having a few bustling beehives in ...

A dozen or so white boxes are stacked in neat rows nearby. At dusk the bees will return to these man-made hives for the night before the first rays of light herald them back to work. This ­verdant ...

Marcus Foth receives research funding from the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects funding scheme, and the Australian Government's Low Income Energy Efficiency Program. He is a member of ...