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.

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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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.

15/11/2025

Think all beeswax is yellow? It’s not.
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Most people think beeswax is naturally golden, but when it’s first made, it’s actually pure white. So where does that rich yellow colour come from?
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In this video, we take a close look at some freshly built comb, likely stained by flatweed pollen, one of the first major blooms of the season that bees bring back in abundance.
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You’ll also see how we rescue this delicate wax, full of baby bees, and carefully secure it into new hive frames using rubber bands. It’s a fragile, hands-on process that gives the colony a head start in its new home.

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07/11/2025

At first glance, it looks impossible. Tens of thousands of bees, all moving in a frenzy. How could anyone spot a single queen hidden in that chaos?
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But once you know what to look for, she almost reveals herself. There’s a rhythm to the swarm, and the queen has her own unmistakable presence.
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In our How to Find the Queen video on YouTube, we show exactly how to identify her inside a hive, where she’s most likely to be, what signs to watch for, and how to tell her apart from the workers. You’ll also see how to choose which frame to start with, how to scan a frame efficiently, and examples of queens in different colours.
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We even show close-ups of eggs, a sure sign the queen has been active in the last 72 hours.
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Watch the full breakdown on YouTube (link in the comments).

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02/11/2025

Why the “Empty” Combs Are Pure Genius
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At first glance, this wild honey bee nest looks all wrong.
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Empty combs. No honey. No brood around the edges.
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But nothing here is a mistake.
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Every cell, every gap, every choice has purpose.
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What looks like wasted space is actually strategy.
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And the lesson applies to Flow Hive owners, too. If your bees aren’t using the Flow Frames, it’s not the hive’s fault; it’s timing.
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Watch to the end to see why wild bees are the ultimate resource managers.

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29/10/2025

A macadamia farmer contacted me earlier this year seeking pollination services after yields had fallen by 80% across four farms.

This is a warning sign the Australian agricultural sector cannot ignore. While the report suggested that hives were brought in to pollinate the orchards, it’s highly likely there were nowhere near enough to replace the lost feral colonies that agriculture has unknowingly relied on for decades.

As feral honey bee populations collapse under the pressure of the Varroa mite incursion, the beekeeping industry will inevitably shift from being primarily honey focused to pollination focused. Australian agriculture is about to discover just how dependent it has become on managed hives, and the true economic value of bees.

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