Saturday, March 13, 2021

Bee transport

I transported a hive of Tetragonula hockingsi native bees to Home Hill.
The bees spent five days confined by insect screen in their hive and they coped well.
Tetragonula hockingsi are native to coastal Queensland - they fly at temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius.
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