I should have worn a beekeeping suit

How to collect honey from a stingless bee hive - Sugarbag native bees

Meet Tetragonula hockingsi, one of Australia’s native stingless bees—and absolute pros at building life from wax and resin. Instead of honeycomb like European honeybees, these little legends grow their brood in layered clusters. Each brood cell is carefully built, stocked with food, and sealed after an egg is laid. As the colony grows, new brood cells are added outward, creating a living structure that expands like a slow, golden galaxy No sting, no drama—just teamwork, precision, and a whole lo