The Backyard Beekeeper

02/08/2025

So it begins.... last weeks 80 very healthy grafted cordovan cells heading out to some mating nucs this week...
we do Cordovan queens from Instrumental Inseminated The Bee Lady Apiaries amazing and I mean these girls are AMAZING breeder queens Corrine has supplied us and we will also do some limited grafts of Caucasian (black queens) thanks to Michael Howcrofts quality skills in instrumental inseminated efforts with our current Covey stock and selected drones.

You can purchase our marked queens through Kel @ The Thriving Hive who does an incredible job of looking after the queens and clients with very special care.(just read the reviews)

We also offer cells for sale, left from our grafting each fortnight please just send us a message if you need cells.

The pics you will see an example of the cells from this week and a comparison of the bees colours.

27/07/2025

"Movin to the county, I'm gonna eat a lot of peaches" not without our pollinators we arn't 😂😂 one of our girls on our peach tree, doing what they do best....

13/07/2025

Swarm Season is here! Pic from today

This year will be different for those impacted by varroa- it's important to determine if your bees have swarmed or absconded -

Swarming tendencies are generally caused from mostly these factors -
- DNA - it's built into them instinctively/ poor genetics
- No room to expand - brood needs manipulation / extra supers not added in time / conditions very very good
- Age of queen - 2nd year and older there is higher chances of swarming.

Absconding generally caused by
- pests - varroa / SHB high numbers present
- disease - AFB/EFB in particular
- very poor conditions (no food nectar / pollen)

These are just the most common factors we all experience and its important to know the WHY or CAUSE if its happens to your colony/s

As always send us an email if you need us to come out and support. [email protected]

We have great beekeepers out there to help....
Steve Kingaroy and beyond
Gracie south Brisbane and beyond
Rick wherever i need to go to.

Goodluck this season.
Thebackyardbeekeeper.net

05/06/2025

Find the queen leave a 🐝first pic the real challenge / second pic same frame same queen same spot but much easier...... hint coming below .
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She has a green dot

19/05/2025

Didn't get the message winters coming?? 🤷‍♂️😃

12/04/2025

Another couple of AI breeder queens for next seasons queens now in the apiary from Corinne at The Bee Lady Apiaries - Thankyou Corrine - her daughters are an incredible colour, but more importantly her brood vigour, hygiene and gentle traits are just amazing so far and hoping her and her prodigy do well for the fight ahead we all face.

21/03/2025

Autumn pollen incoming.....

15/02/2025

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11/02/2025

Lucky enough to be with The Flow Team at their world wide launch of the latest invention to make beekeeping easier.

25/01/2025

Beer garden without the r....
what an amazing place to have bees, this family has created an incredible space for thier bees and themselves to enjoy .

04/01/2025

Happy Times...

Check out The Backyard Beekeeper Rick’s video.

25/11/2024