Description
Australian Native Hive Stingless Bees A Guide to Sugarbag Beekeeping John Klumpp
Australian Stingless Bees : a guide to Sugarbag Beekeeping
by John Klumpp
Description
Australian Stingless Bees: a guide to Sugarbag beekeeping by John Klumpp is a 120 page book packed with over 200 photos and illustrations. People tell us that it is easy to read, whimsical, engaging, amusing, and is crammed with useful information.
Of particular interest is a comprehensive description of Klumppy’s Eduction (or budding) method for propagating hives, which requires minimal intervention in the colony, and offers a way to reduce the risk of exposing your colony to parasites and diseases, especially for hobbyists.
The Topics Covered In The Book Are
Catching the bug – John’s personal perspective
The different species of native social stingless bees
Differences in lifestyle between honey bees and native social stingless bees (particularly Tetragonula carbonaria formerly Trigona carbonaria)
Life and lifecycle in a colony
Castes
Locating colonies in bushland
Some different ways to house a hive
Installing and moving a hive
Rescuing and transferring colonies to artificial hives
Propagating hives by splitting
Propagating hives by eduction (or budding)
Some swarming behaviours (once mated, the queen never leaves the hive)
Friends and foes of stingless bees
The Cadaghi controversy – stingless bees are adapted to spreading Cadaghi seeds
Planting native bee friendly gardens
A glimpse at some future possibilities
ABeeC Hives – Australian Native Bee Hives
Marcus Robbins –
Have read both Tim Heard and now John Klumpp’s book. What an amazing idea John came up with about duplicating a hive via budding. Highly recommend the read.