Native bee keeping with Tim Heard

Are you interested in keeping native stingless bees?

Australia is home to about 2,000 species of native bees. Whilst most native bee species are solitary, a few species live in social colonies. These social bees can be kept in hives, produce honey and don’t sting!

During this two-hour workshop, entomologist and professional educator Dr. Tim Heard will teach you the basics of how to become a stingless beekeeper. You will learn how to divide hives and extract honey and use the bees for pollinating your garden.

This workshop is targeted towards adults and children over the age of 12.

Note: Children under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian present for the duration of the event.

Eligibility: This event is only for residents of the Canterbury-Bankstown Local Government Area .

About the presenter

Dr. Tim Heard is an entomologist and ex-CSIRO research scientist. He has been keeping Australian native stingless bees since 1985, when he transferred his first hive from a cut down tree into a wooden box. He now keeps over 500 hives, obtained through rescuing threatened wild hives and splitting existing hives. Tim continues to develop new hive designs and techniques that allow better splitting and extraction of sugarbag and wax. Tim has been giving seminars and workshops on native bees since 1995.