We are on Holiday! Handling and Shipment of orders are on hold from now until the 16th of January 2019.
- Mo-Fr 7am to 4pm
- Sat 8am to 2pm
- Sunday & Public Holidays closed unless by prior appointment
- Emails and SMS welcome anytime. A reply will be sent within 24 hours.
- Opening Hours:
- Mo-Fr 7am to 4pm
- Sat 8am to 2pm
- Sunday & Public Holidays closed unless by prior appointment
- Emails and SMS welcome anytime. A reply will be sent within 24 hours.
Native bee colonies are available all year round. No waiting period.
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We are very grateful to have served so many people. Some have given their consent to have their testimonial published for you to read here.
Prof. Robert Spooner-Hart
Anthony Farlow
I bought my first hive of Tetragonula carbonaria from Russell and Janine Zabel in 2001. I now have about fifteen hives of T. carbonaria, as well as about five Tetragonula hockingsi hives (originating from one I recovered from a water meter box), and I am currently undertaking research in the microbes isolated from these bees. Russell and Janine are among the most experienced people in stingless beekeeping in Australia, and can compare and contrast keeping stingless bees to conventional apiary. I particularly like their hive design; the thick-walled cypress pine boxes are durable, weather-resistant, and make it easy to inspect and split hives.
Robert Fraser
Russell Zabel has supplied numerous hives and logs of Tetragonula carbonaria and Austroplebeia australis native bees to me for the past 6 years. For quality and value, I think Russell’s products are the best on the market. His level of service is also outstanding – always being very pleased to answer queries promptly and provide reliable delivery. I have also purchased native orchids and other plants from Russell and these have come well packed and healthy. I have no hesitation in recommend the Zabels as superb suppliers of native bee products.
Dr. Anne Dollin
Russell Zabel is one of Australia’s most experienced stingless bee keepers. He has been supplying native bee hives to bee enthusiasts for decades. Russell is very friendly and helpful, with a broad wealth of knowledge about stingless bee care.
Dr Simon J Feeney from Empirical Health
In the last year we have been using Zabel’s Native Bee Honey in our products with very pleasing results.
Never have we tasted a honey with such delicious flavour and unique qualities.
Thank you Russell and Janine for all your wonderful work in making this available to the world.
We are proud to be able to bring integrity and honesty to the industry and are happy to freely share our extensive knowledge with you.
We are proud to be able to bring integrity and honesty to the industry and are happy to freely share our extensive knowledge with you.
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