Hey mate. I use buckets here in oz as well. The bucket you used isnt uv stabilised and will crumble apart in 1-2 years. The one that you said you didnt like the lip is a better type of plastic. Thanks
Please, please, please don't put out an open feeder in the city! This system only works safely when you can be pretty sure that only your own bees will visit the feeder. Just imagine the following scenario: a bee infected with American foulbrood (AFB) visits the feeder and contaminates it with AFB spores. Bees from other colonies take the sugar water and AFB spores back to their hives. If AFB is detected in a hive in Qld, the whole colony has to be DESTROYED. Your feeding could be the cause for thousands and thousands of DEAD BEES and several heartbroken beekeepers! If you want to help the bees, try to always have something 'bee friendly' flowering in the garden. Even in the smallest courtyard there's room for a pot of flowers...
Wow the macro footage at the end was amazing John, very cool stuff. I would suggest a brick be put on top - well the bottom of the inverted bucket, to keep the bucket in play if it got windy. I'm guessing you have watched Joe May as this was one of his very cool ideas. Cheers for the fun, Stay safe!
This my friend is ingenious! I'm brand spanking new to bee keeping,.. so much so that I don't have a hive at the moment but in a couple of weeks Nov 7th it will be my 60th birthday and I want bees for my gift,.. I never ask for gifts but this is what I want this year,.. I'm in Whyalla and would love to visit you in SA while we're here and have the opportunity! I'm loving all your videos, and have become your newest subscriber. All I need to do now is gather together all the bits I'm going to need to start my own backyard hive. Please let me know where I can get a bargain or second hand stuff and a GOOD bee suit. I'd appreciate it Mark! :)
It may or may not work with a hot glue gun as well....assuming for both the silicone used and the hot glue that nothing leaches out into the bee feed. As no sense poisoning the ladies with anti mold silicone ingredients etc when you are trying to feed them. Fun video as always :)
