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Feral Hive in a Possum Box
Bees clustering over the front of a possum box in the fork of a tree. Another view of Bees clustering over the front of a possum box in the fork of a tree. Another view of Bees clustering over the front of a possum box in the fork of a tree.

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.

Feral Hive in Letter Box
Photo 1 - The letter box with the lid removed.

Photo 2 - Looking inside the letter box where the polystyrene box is located at the base of the column.

 Photo 3 - The polystyrene box.
Photo 1 - The letter box with the lid removed. Photo 2 - Looking inside the letter box where the polystyrene box is located at the base of the column. Photo 3 - The polystyrene box.
Photo 4 - Showing the side of the white polystyrene box containing the hive material, bees and comb. Photo 5 - A temporary brood box placed on top of the letter box to collect the field bees and bees removed from the polystyrene box. The photo shows a large number of bees covering the top of the letter box and the hive entrance.

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. 
Photo 4 - The polystyrene box containing the hive. Photo 5 - A temporary brood box placed on top of the letter box to collect the field bees and bees removed from the polystyrene box.

Compost Bin
The lid has been removed from the compost bin to reveal the feral hive.

The photo on the left shows 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.

 

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