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Aussie Bee has received many emails and letters over the years from people keeping stingless bees. Often the stories are about thriving hives but sometimes there are sad tales about hives which have died. DISCLAIMER: The Australian Native Bee Research Centre does not receive commissions from any hive sellers for sales of stingless bees. The Australian Native Bee Research Centre has taken every care to provide accurate and current information in this webpage. However, the publisher or editor will not accept responsibility for injury, loss or damage occasioned to any person acting or refraining from acting as a result of the material in this webpage. Northern Queensland • Southern Queensland & Warm Areas of NSW • Cooler Areas of NSW • ACT • Victoria • Tasmania • South Australia • Western Australia • Northern Territory NORTHERN QUEENSLAND Trigona hockingsi (A common species in northern Queensland down to about Maryborough; not recommended for more southern areas of Queensland or NSW) Tom Carter, Rockhampton QLD Phone: 07 4922 1808 Paul Anderson, Cardwell QLD (Logs & boxes) Phone: 0419 722 674; 07 4066 8718 Les Felhaber, Rockhampton QLD (in boxes) Phone: 07 4927 2846 SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND and WARM AREAS OF NSW i.e. the far north of NSW and coastal areas down to the mid north coast Trigona carbonaria (Common in southern Queensland and NSW) Russell and Janine Zabel, Dalby QLD (In boxes) Phone: 0404 892 139 Email: zabel@dodo.com.au Website: http://www.zabel.com.au Tim Heard, Brisbane QLD (In boxes) Phone: 07 3844 4914 Email: Tim.Heard@csiro.au Website: http://www.sugarbag.net Peter Davenport, Elanora QLD (In boxes) Phone: 07 5533 9383 Cec Heather, Bundamba QLD (In logs & boxes) Phone: 07 3282 4165 Vince Ashe, Crows Nest QLD (In logs) Phone: 07 4698 1701 Tony Goodrich, Brisbane QLD (In boxes) Phone: 07 3878 2322 Col Webb, Brassall QLD (In logs & boxes) Phone: 07 3201 7083 Email: coje1122@bigpond.net.au Austroplebeia sp. (Most common in central Queensland) Russell and Janine Zabel, Dalby QLD (In boxes) Phone: 0404 892 139 Email: zabel@dodo.com.au Website: http://www.zabel.com.au Vince Ashe, Crows Nest QLD (In logs) Phone: 07 4698 1701 COOLER AREAS OF NSW i.e. Central Coast, Sydney, eastern side of the Blue Mountains and South Coast Notes: --- Log hives are recommended for the NSW South Coast because they are normally much better insulated than boxed hives. --- On the western fringe of Sydney and the eastern side of the Blue Mountains, special care needs to be taken in siting boxed hives. Placement in a shed or verandah is recommended. Log hives are more reliable. --- Keeping stingless bees is not recommended on the western side of the Blue Mountains and in more inland and southern areas of NSW because low winter temperatures can cause loss of hives. --- Honey harvesting is not recommended in cooler areas of NSW because the bees need their excess honey stores to survive the winter months. --- Hive splitting should be done less frequently cooler areas of NSW and it requires greater care to prevent loss of hives. Trigona carbonaria Russell and Janine Zabel, Dalby QLD (In boxes) Phone: 0404 892 139 Email: zabel@dodo.com.au Website: http://www.zabel.com.au Tim Heard, Brisbane QLD (In boxes) Phone: 07 3844 4914 Email: Tim.Heard@csiro.au Website: http://www.sugarbag.net Cec Heather, Bundamba QLD (In logs & boxes) Phone: 07 3282 4165 Vince Ashe, Crows Nest QLD (In logs) Phone: 07 4698 1701 Tony Goodrich, Brisbane QLD (in boxes) Phone: 07 3878 2322 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Keeping stingless bees in the ACT is not recommended because it is outside of the natural geographic range of the stingless bees. VICTORIA Keeping stingless bees in Victoria is not recommended because it is outside of the natural geographic range of the stingless bees. TASMANIA Keeping stingless bees in Tasmania is not recommended because it is outside of the natural geographic range of the stingless bees. SOUTH AUSTRALIA Keeping stingless bees in South Australia is not recommended because it is outside of the natural geographic range of the stingless bees. WESTERN AUSTRALIA Stingless bees occur only from the Hamersley Ranges northwards in Western Australia. The species found in these areas are not currently available for commercial sale. Local Western Australian authorities are strongly opposed to bringing stingless bees into more southern areas of Western Australia as they could disturb the unique balance of Western Australia's wildflowers and pollinators. NORTHERN TERRITORY A variety of Trigona hockingsi is found in northern areas of the Northern Territory but other Northern Territory species differ from those of the eastern states. Obtaining nests of stingless bees from local sources is recommended in the Northern Territory. NOTE TO STINGLESS BEE HIVE SELLERS:
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