Australian native bee beginner bundle

Hive, education and accessory pack

What’s included

Our Native Bee Beginner Bundle includes:

  • Stocked Native Bee Hive (Valued at $650)

  • 1 Year Access to the Native Bee Online Course ($200)

  • A Guide to Keeping Native Bees Book ($30)

  • 30grm Native Bee Propolis/Wax ($30)

  • 1 Jar of Native Bee Honey ($30)

DIY - pick up your hive from Lennox Head or Tweed Heads
DIY - delivered via Australia Post additional $50
Professional - Delivered and installed - additional $100

Prices are for Northern Rivers and Gold Coast delivery, please contact us for a quote in other areas.

Limited Number of Hives available until 30th March.

Made for Beginners

This bundle has everything you need to get started in native bee keeping.

Learn

Access the online course and book included to discover the wonders of native bees. Learn at your own pace and learn together with your family

Enjoy

While you wait for your hive to start producing the amazing honey, we will supply you with a jay of native bee honey to enjoy and share with your family and friends

Setup Options

Choose from: Do It Yourself, pickup, postage or professional installation and garden consultation

Who is this bundle for?

Teachers – Get all you need to start a native bee education program at your school.

Gardeners & Beekeepers – Get a hive started in your garden and learn how to best look after them.

Families and Children –stingless bees can help children safely discover nature in an engaging and educational experience.

Nature Lovers & Conservationists – Give back to nature by increasing pollination and biodiversity in your neighbourhood.

Our native bee beginner bundle is the perfect pack for the aspiring native beekeeper. It has everything needed to get started on your native beekeeping journey.

Our hives are designed for simplicity and efficiency. They require very little upkeep, allowing you to enjoy the beauty and productivity of a thriving garden without the hassle.

Learn as you go. Our online course is the perfect pairing to getting your first hive. It will help you feel confident and give you the understanding you need for your hive to thrive.

Not only will you get a hive and the knowledge to match, you will also benefit from the increased production in your garden. Native bees help to increase production of your fruit and vegetables through pollination (the fancy word for visiting flowers). As a bonus, they also make delicious honey for you to enjoy!

Key topics in the online course

This course will expand your knowledge of native bees and equip you with the essential information to support their survival, enhance biodiversity and pollination, and keep them as pets or commercially, all while benefiting the environment.

  • We look closely at the internal structures of the hive including the brood spiral, involucrum, pollen pots and newly emerged and further matured bees.

  • We learn how Tetragonula carbonaria bees are classified and the features that differentiate them from other bees species.

  • We learn how the lifecycle stages that the mature queen undergoes. We also learn the life stages of the bees, from the development of brood cells through to their emergence as mature bees.

  • There are certain ‘tells’ people use to locate hives in the bush. Discover techniques used to locate hives.

  • Native bees have been utilised in agriculture to increase pollination rates of various crops, which in turn improves quality and yield. This lesson describes some of the crops that have benefited from pollination with native bees.

  • Where harvestable honey is located in the hive as well as how to extract the honey from the hive is explained.

    • The origins of keeping native bees in Australia

    • Aboriginal significance

    • The role of developing bees

    • Hive distribution and abundance

    • Bees and pollination

    • Native bee husbandry

    • Personal protective equipment

    • Record keeping

    • Hive designs

    • Position of hives

    • Animal and plant pests

    • Chemical usage

    • Sustainability and more

What our customers are saying

Started with one - now have thirteen

"They've done a fantastic job for the last few years. We started with one hive and now we're up to thirteen and they do a great job of pollinating our fruit trees. They also produce some amazing honey!" 

- Jimmy (Lennox Community Garden)

Best present ever received

“Recently my family surprised me with the gift of a native bee hive. Its the best present I have ever received.
We opted for the professional delivery service because we were new to bees. Now when I walk around my garden the hum of the bees has become the song of my garden!”

Tiere - Gold Coast, QLD

8 years of benefits to our kids

"We have had our hives for around eight years. The benefits for our children are cultural practices, the science around why this happens and the amount children get to engage with the bees safely." 

- Sophie (Lennox Head Community Preschool)

Frequently asked questions

  • Hives are made from a composite material. We have chosen the composite material because it is durable and does not require painting. It is also rot and termite resistant. This means you can keep them in your yard without fear of attracting timber pests to your house.

  • Our hives also include polycarbonate dividing plates. These plates make propagating (splitting) or harvesting clean and safe for the bees.

    They help the hive come apart at the joins without causing damage to the internal contents. This limits pest attraction and also makes it safer and is more gentle on the bees.

    We recently collaborated with Western Sydney Uni to trial different methods of splitting hives. Splitting using our hive design resulted in far more successful healthy colonies for the bees than using the eduction method (the supposed more gentle method).

    Why was this? When splitting you open the hive and intervene far less. Opening or viewing inside the hive is actually detrimental and can cause stress on the bees. By opening the hive cleanly using dividing plates once when splitting we were able to have the hive open for far less time than if we were checking eductions weekly or fortnightly.

  • After purchase we will supply you with a login and password to access the online course content.

  • Hives need to be protected from hot midday and afternoon sun. It is best to position them facing a north east direction with protection and shade from 11am. It is also important to keep hives away from reflected heat from hot surfaces like colourbond fences or concrete.

    We do not offer refunds on our hives, however we back them with a 6 month guarantee. This means we will supply a new hive if your hive fails as a result of loosing the queen in the first 6 months. We cannot cover hives that have been exposed to extreme heat over 40* or hives that have been opened, split, harvested or modified.

  • Yes. It takes time for the bees to fill the hive completely and store excess honey. We will give you the information needed to harvest your own honey. We also offer our services to do this for you if you require a demonstration.

  • Native bees contribute to biodiversity, sustainability, and play a significant role in pollinating plants, leading to the production of fruits, nuts, and seeds.

  • Absolutely. They are stingless and will live in harmony in your garden among your children and pets.

  • We have a limited number of hives available for delivery before 30th March. We will be posting hives from the beginning of March. Place your order as soon as possible to avoid dissapointment.

Who we’ve worked with

  • Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Costa - Gardening Australia

  • Western Sydney University

  • Miguel Maestre

  • Murrook Cultural Centre

  • The Farm - Byron Bay

  • Landcare Australia

  • Ku-ring-gai Council

  • Byron Shire Council

  • Roads and Maritime Services NSW

  • Gold Coast City Council

  • Catholic Schools Office

  • NSW Education Department

  • MWT Foods

  • Queensland Education Department

  • Mid Coast Council

Native bee beginner bundle
from $899.00

Our social native bees (Tetragonula Carbonaria Bees) live in areas East of the Great Dividing Range and from Tropical Queensland Down to Bega NSW. We can only post these bees within the areas that they are naturally found. Solitary Native Bees are found all throughout Australia. They can be attracted to you garden by setting up appropriately designed native bee hotels. Please be aware that most commercially produced native bee hotels aren't actually suitable for The Australian solitary bees, so it is worth looking into making your own or getting a woodworker to make some for you with the appropriate dimensions. If you are after plans for native bee hotels, please email mark@australiannativebeeco.com