Hinterland Bees

Hinterland Bees Live Bee Nest & Swarm Removals – South East Queensland
We safely relocate wild honey bees and manage over 300 thriving hives across the region.
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Maleny Honey – The Poetry of Landscape, Captured in every drop WE RESCUE BEES
Swarms collected & Colonies removed from buildings and trees. toll-free call: 1300 278 448
mobile or txt: 0404 100 358

Our fixed-location apiaries are located in the biodiverse rainforests & orchards of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. We use small-scale, eco-conscious production without additives

and free of chemicals or heat treatment. Maleny Honey retains all the beneficial properties of pure natural raw honey.

04/06/2026

This colony had been living in a service pit right in the middle of a school for approximately five weeks, yet it was only discovered a few days ago.
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Think about that for a moment. Thousands of bees and hundreds of students sharing the same space every day, and as far as I know, nobody was stung.
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It's a good reminder that honey bees are not naturally aggressive. They are defensive of their nest, but most of the time they simply want to be left alone to get on with the business of being bees.
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The timing of this rescue is less than ideal. A swarm establishing itself in the final weeks of autumn faces significant challenges. With winter approaching, there is limited time to build comb, raise brood, and store sufficient food reserves.
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Many beekeepers would consider a colony like this not worth saving.
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I disagree.
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Every colony deserves a chance, and these bees now have a new home where they will be given every opportunity to survive and thrive.
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02/06/2026

I am cutting bees out of the wall at Midday today, and we are live-streaming it on our YouTube channel. You’ll find a link in our bio .

Here are the times you can catch it in your part of the world:

Los Angeles, Tue June 2, 5:00 PM
Austin, Tue June 2, 7:00 PM
Mexico City, Tue June 2, 8:00 PM
Washington, D.C., Tue June 2, 10:00 PM
Brasília, Tue June 2, 11:00 PM
Buenos Aires, Tue June 2, 11:00 PM
London, Wed June 3, 3:00 AM
Berlin, Wed June 3, 4:00 AM
Paris, Wed June 3, 4:00 AM
Rome, Wed June 3, 4:00 AM
Pretoria, Wed June 3, 4:00 AM
Ankara, Wed June 3, 5:00 AM
Moscow, Wed June 3, 5:00 AM
Riyadh, Wed June 3, 5:00 AM
Baghdad, Wed June 3, 5:00 AM
Tehran, Wed June 3, 5:30 AM
Tashkent, Wed June 3, 7:00 AM
Islamabad, Wed June 3, 7:00 AM
New Delhi, Wed June 3, 7:30 AM
Dhaka, Wed June 3, 8:00 AM
Jakarta, Wed June 3, 9:00 AM
Hanoi, Wed June 3, 9:00 AM
Bangkok, Wed June 3, 9:00 AM
Manila, Wed June 3, 10:00 AM
Seoul, Wed June 3, 11:00 AM
Tokyo, Wed June 3, 11:00 AM
Canberra, Wed June 3, 12:00 PM

Anyone around Wurtulla who can collect a knee-high swarm?
12/04/2026

Anyone around Wurtulla who can collect a knee-high swarm?

10/04/2026

How do you rate this queen? 👍 or 👎?

08/03/2026

All the bees were in the box… BUT they can still fly away.
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When a swarm clumps up in a tree like this, they’re only resting while scout bees search for a permanent home. Even after the whole swarm runs into the box, those scouts may still be out there comparing other sites. If they decide somewhere else is better, the entire swarm can take off again.
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That’s why I still look for the queen, even if she’s already made it into the box.
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Once she’s safely contained, the swarm can’t leave. The scouts can come and go, but the colony stays put while they settle into their new home.
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It’s a small step that makes a huge difference when you’re trying to make sure a captured swarm doesn’t disappear again.

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© Hinterland Bees

10/01/2026

They call it “Work smarter, not harder.”
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This is what that looks like in practice.
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A council contractor driving a spray rig down a stretch of land that is already bare. No weeds. No vegetation. No target. Just a blanket of chemicals being dumped because the system says “spray everything”.
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No thinking. No observation. No discretion. Just follow the procedure and tick the box.
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This is not about blaming the worker. This is about a broken system that rewards compliance over common sense. A system that tells people to keep spraying even when there is literally nothing to kill.
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So here are the real questions:
Is this “work smarter”�or is it “worker dumber, not harder”?
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Is this responsible?�Is this environmental management?�Or is it chemical laziness dressed up as efficiency?
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Every litre of poison sprayed has a cost.�It does not vanish. It runs into soil, drains, waterways and food chains. It affects pollinators, insects, microbes, birds, frogs and everything downstream. It erodes the very ecosystems councils claim to be protecting.
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All of that for what?�To kill dirt?
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Watch the video.�Look at what is being sprayed.�Then ask yourself if this makes any sense at all.
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I would genuinely like to hear your thoughts.�Is this acceptable?�Is this how public land should be managed?

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20/12/2025

How do you remove a swarm hiding behind brick, forty feet off the ground?
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Poisoning was never an option (even though some suggested it was the only option)
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We used a forced abscond to encourage the colony out, caught the queen, and gently removed the rest with our specialised bee vacuum.
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Every bee rescued, not destroyed.
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And look closely, you’ll spot a Varroa mite on one of the bees. A reminder of the growing challenges bees are facing right now.
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17/12/2025

Sometimes the video captures the best conversations.
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The story behind this massive bee nest began a year or two earlier, when the homeowner (aka Mum) called a local beekeeper to assess her bee issue, only to never hear from them again.
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Needless to say, the bees were thriving, and their empire continued to expand until we stepped in.
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Eight hours later, job done.

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07/12/2025

How do you find the one bee that 40,000 others refuse to leave behind?
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When you’re searching for a queen bee in a swarm of 40,000, it helps to know where to look.
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She’s rarely on the surface or near the edge of the swarm. From experience, I know she usually moves away from the light and into the centre, out of sight and away from the chaos.
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When this massive swarm began moving into the wall, I had two options: vacuum them all up and hope to find her later, or take my chances and scoop bees from where she’s most likely hiding. I went for the latter, and it paid off.
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Once the queen is secured, the rest is simple. Even if a few bees are left behind, they cannot start a nest without her.

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😡😡😡😡Even after doing this full-time for years, it’s still a kick in the guts every time I get a message like this. I don...
27/11/2025

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Even after doing this full-time for years, it’s still a kick in the guts every time I get a message like this. I don’t know of any other profession where people are expected to work for nothing.
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I carry a vehicle loaded with thousands of dollars’ worth of specialised equipment. I pay for insurance. I maintain a fleet of gear. I drive hundreds of kilometres every week responding to calls. I also cover all the usual expenses that every small business faces. The workload, costs and biosecurity requirements have only increased year on year.
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Some of us deal with extremely spicy bees, some are just learning to deal with Varroa. You are never sure of the genetics or the disease status of the bees you rescue. Yet some people still believe beekeepers should be grateful for “free bees” and happy to solve their problem at no cost.
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And then comes the kicker: “Ok, no worries, I’m guessing the bees will be destroyed.”A classic guilt trip. And almost always from someone willing to pay a pest controller to kill the bees, but not a beekeeper to ethically relocate them.
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Here’s the truth: there is no such thing as free bees. Not anymore, and honestly, not ever.
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Beekeepers and beekeeping clubs undermine themselves by continuing to do this work for free. It devalues the industry, reinforces unrealistic expectations, and hurts every beekeeper trying to run a lawful, sustainable business.
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If you value skilled work, safety, and responsible biosecurity, please value the people doing it.
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Beekeepers deserve to be paid for their labour, just like everyone else.

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