Cormac (Bee guy)
@jagungal.bsky.social
Head beekeeper, Australian Parliament. Environmental scientist, cat lover, Japanese jujitsu black belt. Kinda nerdy.
Urban Beekeeping - The City as a Hive in bookshops now!
Urban Beekeeping - The City as a Hive in bookshops now!
Drilling escapes from kesa gatame (scarf hold). That is me being an insufferable jerk to people who can't stop me from escaping 😂🤣
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Drilling escapes from kesa gatame (scarf hold). That is me being an insufferable jerk to people who can't stop me from escaping 😂🤣
How you know that you at a concert in Australia:
Metallica is shredding the stage, but someone still has the cricket on so they can check scores 😂🤣🏏
Metallica is shredding the stage, but someone still has the cricket on so they can check scores 😂🤣🏏
November 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
How you know that you at a concert in Australia:
Metallica is shredding the stage, but someone still has the cricket on so they can check scores 😂🤣🏏
Metallica is shredding the stage, but someone still has the cricket on so they can check scores 😂🤣🏏
Happy to see the Parliament house beehives all absolutely cranking today! The #bees are feasting on a Red Box, Callistemon and White Clover blossom. @flowhive.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Happy to see the Parliament house beehives all absolutely cranking today! The #bees are feasting on a Red Box, Callistemon and White Clover blossom. @flowhive.bsky.social
The native stingless #bees returned to the Australian Parliament a few weeks ago, and have already found a good source of pollen judging by the yellow on their legs!
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The native stingless #bees returned to the Australian Parliament a few weeks ago, and have already found a good source of pollen judging by the yellow on their legs!
Old Parliament rose gardens are incredible right now - not just the colours, but also the beautiful perfume!
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Old Parliament rose gardens are incredible right now - not just the colours, but also the beautiful perfume!
The flow hives in particular are doing really well - build a lot of honey in the top supers.
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The flow hives in particular are doing really well - build a lot of honey in the top supers.
The swarm is foraging strongly today - probably quite hungry as they set up shop, so I gave them some sugar water to help them along.
Really gentle #bees, very happy with this lot!
Really gentle #bees, very happy with this lot!
October 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The swarm is foraging strongly today - probably quite hungry as they set up shop, so I gave them some sugar water to help them along.
Really gentle #bees, very happy with this lot!
Really gentle #bees, very happy with this lot!
One of my colleagues specialises in #bee swarm collection, and has been run off his feet lately!
He dropped this one off earlier today - settling nicely into the nucleus box!
He dropped this one off earlier today - settling nicely into the nucleus box!
October 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
One of my colleagues specialises in #bee swarm collection, and has been run off his feet lately!
He dropped this one off earlier today - settling nicely into the nucleus box!
He dropped this one off earlier today - settling nicely into the nucleus box!
The stunning River Peppermint (Eucalyptus elata) in full bloom in front of Parliament House.
Fantastic nectar flow heading into the beehives right now!
Fantastic nectar flow heading into the beehives right now!
October 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The stunning River Peppermint (Eucalyptus elata) in full bloom in front of Parliament House.
Fantastic nectar flow heading into the beehives right now!
Fantastic nectar flow heading into the beehives right now!