Feral
Hive in Possum Box
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| As can be
seen from this series of 3 photos this possum box had become
the home for a feral hive that had grown to large for the box. No doubt
the hive originally took over the box as an early season swarm. |
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Feral Hive in Letter Box
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1 - The letter box with the lid removed. |
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2 - Looking inside the letter box where the polystyrene box
is located at the base of the column. |
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3 - The polystyrene box. |
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Background
When the letter
box was constructed a polystyrene box was used to form up the base of
the box and to fill the bottom cavity prior to construction of the top
section. This swarm had entered the letter box and gained entry to the
polystyrene box where they constructed their now feral hive. |
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| Photo 4 - The polystyrene box
containing the hive. |
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5 - A temporary brood box placed on top of the letter box to
collect the field bees and bees removed from the polystyrene box. |
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the Bees Loved this Barbeque
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| When the
owner of this barbeque decided to cook some lunch she got more than she
bargained for! The bees had constructed comb under the
cooking
surface and around the gas switches. Three hours later the beekeeper
returned the barbeque to almost new although now with a slight smell of
honey. |
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Compost Bin
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Photo (left) - The compost bin with the lid removed to reveal
the feral hive. Comb was built on top of the compost as well
as attached to the underside of the lid.
Photo (right) - The exhaust of this car was an unusual resting place for an early spring swarm.
Car Exhaust |
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Feral Hive behind the Wall of a House
A gap between the timber wall panelling and brickwork of a house in a northern Canberra suburb provided an ideal
entrance for a swarm of bees to establish a colony in the
wall cavity. As the colony grew the bees gained access
to the bedroom through a small gap in architraving creating a few
problems for the residents. As a result a builder was called
to remove the timber panelling with the assistance
of our beekeeper who then
safely removed the bees and hive material.
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Photo 1 - Timber
panelling below bedroom window. |
Photo 2 - Timber
panelling showing edging strip on the left against the brickwork. |
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Photo 4
(left) - The timber
panelling was removed to reveal the extensive amount of hive material. |
Photo 3 (above) - Close up
of the edge of the timber panelling. The bees can be
seen entering the
wall through the gap between the brickwork and the timber edging. |
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