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Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii and related species) produces soft clouds of lavender-blue flowers from late spring thr...
The salvia genus contains dozens of species perfectly adapted to Australian conditions — drought-tolerant, long-f...
Understanding honey bee biology helps beekeepers make better management decisions — from swarm prevention to dise...
Australia produces some of the world's most distinctive honey varieties — each with unique flavour, colour, and m...
Propolis — the resinous sealant that bees collect from tree buds and use to seal their hive — has extraordinary...
Varroa destructor was detected in NSW in 2022, fundamentally changing Australian beekeeping. A guide to understandi...
Making your own beeswax products adds extraordinary value to your hive's output — transforming a byproduct into b...
Australia is one of the world's best places for hobby beekeeping — with year-round flowers, regulations that supp...
Australia's native stingless bees have been kept by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years. Modern hive syst...
Blue-banded bees are among the world's most efficient pollinators for tomatoes, capsicums, and eggplants — and th...
A comprehensive guide to designing a garden that supports the full diversity of Australian pollinators — from hon...
Harvesting honey from native stingless bee hives is a delicate, rewarding process — producing small quantities of...
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