This week we bring you Doug Purdie, Doug is a urban beekeeper based in Sydney Australia. Doug is our first Australian guest. We discuss Doug?s recent book ?Backyard Bees: A guide for the beginner beekeeper? and how he moved from a corporate job to a full time beekeeper.
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Urban Beekeeping in Australia ? Doug Purdie Here's What You'll discover
- Australia doesn?t Varroa Mites, but does have the small hive beetles
- Why do Urban Bees do better than Rural bees
- That destroying Queen cells won?t stop your bees swarming
- Why the Honey production in Australia this year is going to be lower than last year.
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Gary
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