The Australian Native Bee Book' by Tim Heard. Provides a complete guide to keeping Australian native stingless bees. It is richly illustrated with over 500 photos, drawings and charts to increase accessibility and aid learning.
- Bee biology, behaviour, nesting, social life and foraging
- How to build your own native bee hive
- How to transfer a bee colony to a hive box and propagate hives
- All about sugarbag honey, including how to extract it from hives
- Managing your hive * Identifying and dealing with pests
- Using stingless bees for pollination - from small gardens to commercial crops
- A complete list of Australia's stingless bee species, how to identify them, their characteristics, where they occur, and recommended hives
- A readable summary of the latest research on native bees
