Collecting Sugarbag Honey from our Native Stingless Bees.

[@notsure6915]

Wow such a cool interesting video Thank you very much

[@MegaMindyLou]

Very exciting! So happy to see you try to save as many bees as you can. Hugs from Texas!

[@mugsyjeff]

Mega MindyLou Thank you Mindy Lou, hugs back to you :). I love these little critters. I try not to kill them, but sometimes the odd one gets accidentally killed:(

[@annac7735]

Just found your vids by accidents. Love them so much. Thank you

[@mugsyjeff]

Anna C Hi Anna, your most welcome, great to hear from you, thank YOU:o)

[@B4IRUTUARU16]

fantastic I absolutely love your videos on stingless bees and it's motivated me to follow the same path this summer cheers :)!

[@mugsyjeff]

Valentino Sanvito Hi Valentino, many thanks:)

[@willford8475]

Well done Wilma and Jeff, very interesting.

[@mugsyjeff]

Will Ford Hi Will, thank you.

[@McDowallManor]

Thanks Jeff and Wilma. You fine folks are quite inspirational.

[@mugsyjeff]

McDowall Manor Hi McD, thank you.

[@DerekFisherbees]

I have been waiting for this video. Thanks for the update!

[@mugsyjeff]

Derek Fisher Hi Derek, many thanks mate.

[@benjoblo]

looks delicious! Thanks Jeff and Wilma! Ben

[@leo90au]

Fantastic video Jeff! Looking forward to more 👍

[@mugsyjeff]

G'day Leo, thank you:)

[@davidtrees1714]

Thanks for sharing your haul Jeff and Wilma. Smells fab hey... ;) would nice in some black tea I think... Almost like Lemon Tea??? Without the lemon. TTYL ... David and BJ.

[@mugsyjeff]

David Trees Hi David & BJ:), thank you. I'm going to try that. cheers

[@davidtrees1714]

No probs Jeff. Maybe we can share a cuppa of Sugarbag honey tea... I don't take milk in tea so it will be perfect for me.

[@mugsyjeff]

Fantastic Dave, I'll keep some just for that. It keeps well in the fridge, I had a small amount a bloke gave me when I first got the hive & the tiny bit I had left was still the same 9 months later. It didn't crystallize at all.

[@honeybacres]

It is great that you got some honey from them, I am a little jealous though :)

[@mugsyjeff]

The Productive Garden Thank you John, I reckon they'd (the Carbonaria) be ok down your way. The Hockingsi I have barely got out all winter, they survived alright with the box well insulated & obviously they had enough stores to see them through.

[@honeybacres]

It would be great to get some. Maybe I will come across a wild hive down here that needs rehoming somtime. I have seen native bees in my garden so I know they are nearby somewhere.

[@mugsyjeff]

The Productive Garden Hey, that's a good sign. Actually I have a tip, well it could be a tip. I wonder how you'd go phoning all the tree loppers in your area to let you know if they come across any. A bloke I know removed a honeybee hive from a large tree which also had a couple of native hives in it. The tree lopper told him that he often comes across native bee hives, just a thought.

[@honeybacres]

That is a good idea Jeff. I will do that.

[@628DirtRooster]

I wonder if these bees respond to BeeQuick or other honey bee repellents that we use to run bees out of honey supers.

[@mugsyjeff]

628DirtRooster Thank you, I don't know, I don't use any of those repellents.

[@stevencox75]

that's awesome mate, i have to look into some suitable for my region !

[@mugsyjeff]

stevencox75 Thank you Steven, cheers

[@isaacmayer9625]

Could you do a video on processing the native bee propolise?

[@pauzimkassim8060]

Hi Jeff..I just heard you were saying.. if I split the hive without a queen or queen egg cell...the bees will make a new Queen anyway or another? Is this true?

[@Jeffcontonio]

Do you ever sell the wax? I'm looking for an authentic mouthpiece for my didgeridoo.

[@leo90au]

If you haven't found anyone yet. Sugarbag.net sells native wax

[@georgediamond6079]

Hey Jeff, Just wondering where you can purchase native stingless bees?

[@mugsyjeff]

George Diamond Hi George, I don't really know, well I do but they charge outrageous prices for them. Best way is to try & locate a wild hive from say a tree lopper or someone like that. Or maybe find one in the bush yourself.

[@joshstrange6409]

That stuff is worth $150 a kg