https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/some-native-stingless-bee-tips/ Michael Mobbs Sustainable House Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:04:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/some-native-stingless-bee-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5783 Gary Kidman-Lewis Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:38:42 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1529#comment-5783 Regarding your comments that there is no known reaction to Trigona Carbonaria. I have kept honeybees for 30 years and have had thousands of stings with little reaction. I also have hives of the stingless bees which I have split etc. I am allergic to their bites (mandibles). Their small nips on the inside of my elbows have been red, painful and itchy for a week after the event. It has happened several times now but only when I have been breaking their nest open. I spoke to Dr. Tim Heard about it and he was not aware they could cause a reaction or words to that effect. When their small bites break the skin they must have some substance that enters the bite area.

]]> https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/some-native-stingless-bee-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 Michael Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:03:26 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1529#comment-2803 Jim, I can get them all homes; if they’re in Sydney do you want to give them all to me? Michael

]]> https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/some-native-stingless-bee-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-2801 Jim Christensen Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:07:03 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1529#comment-2801 Barloch has ceased trading. I have some 60 Downpipe Lochs to be given away. Please contact me to discuss.

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