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Cormac (Bee guy)

@jagungal.bsky.social

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Head beekeeper, Australian Parliament. Environmental scientist, cat lover, Japanese jujitsu black belt. Kinda nerdy. Urban Beekeeping - The City as a Hive in bookshops now!

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · Nov 18

A bit about me:
- environmental scientist, native grasslands & woodlands, and bushfire protection
- work on Australia's national environment laws, including outreach and science communication
- head beekeeper for the Australian Parliament!
- also enjoy weaponised gravity for fun (judo & jujitsu)

Beekeeper in front of a group inspecting an AZ beehive

Standing in a bookshop with my new book!

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 1d

First day of the spring Beekeeping for Beginners course done! A great group of trainees, and the #bees behaved themselves wonderfully!

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Jonathan @renewableenergy.bsky.social · 5d

Huge historic turning point — Renewables surpassed coal as the world’s leading electricity source for the first half of 2025!

#greensky #energysky #renewableenergy

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 1d

I went with the extra inverter pack so that we can be mostly off-grid, but it also increases resilience during brownouts.
There is also the option of linking the car to the house, which would add another 56-60 kWh of storage during emergencies. #EnergySky

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 1d

It is pretty great!
I worked on pretty much all of the largest renewable energy projects during the early rollout, so it is a strange but satisfying feeling to have a renewable power plant of my own!
The best thing is seeing all of these small businesses run off their feet with orders!

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 1d

Panels, battery and home inverter now fully installed, we are basically off-grid!
Fully electrified house, electric car so we don't have to pay for power or fuel. Thanks #renewables!
Really fun checking the app to watch the power generation during the day!

Screenshot showing graphs from solar panels

Screenshot of an app dashboard for our solar panels

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, they are loving life right now!

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 1d

The Parliament #bees loving spring so far - so much pollen coming in!

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 2d

Living her best life!

becca | they/them @beccaisoutside.bsky.social · 3d

this is the most pollen ive ever seen on a single bug, shes having the time of her life

photo of a bee covered all-over with bright orange pollen.

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, that is a lot of pollen!

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 3d

During the catastrophic black summer bushfires, I wrote a twitter thread debunking all the myths about climate change and bushfires. Went viral.
Was invited to write an opinion piece for the New York Times as a result, which was an incredible experience!

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 4d

Great photo!

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 4d

Fascinating adaptation to Cuckoo nest parasitism by Fairy Wrens - singing a 'password' to their eggs!

Maja Mielke @maja-mielke.bsky.social · 4d

New Beaks & Bones newsletter published! 🥳

Why do fairywrens sing to their eggs? 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/singing-to...

Why fairywrens sing to their eggs

Superb fairywren moms teach their unhatched babies a vocal password to distinguish them from cuckoo intruders.

beaksandbones.substack.com

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, would be like riding a donkey cart compared to their subway system!

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic to see, have visited Kangaroo Island and their unique pure strains of #bees, the honey is wonderful!
ABC News share.google/tzgohDNdTHcU...

Scramble to protect island bee colony from parasitic killer

A deadly parasite that has laid waste to bee colonies throughout Australia has so far not made it to Kangaroo Island, home to the world's oldest bee sanctuary.

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

I felt bad for the locals when our judo team would pile onto a crowded train, we would shower after training but you still keep sweating like crazy! 🥵

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

They both work fine - on the organic orchard where there are flocks of chickens the ideal frames are convenient (and makes the chickens love me) as I can just feed the drones to them.
The green plastic are great for concentrating drones in a few frames though!

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

It is so good right? The automated barriers, and the fantastic vending machines linked to your rail card. Just awesome!

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

I have been putting drone frames in all of my hives to prepare, and it is great so far!
No varroa (yet) but they are right on the doorstep, and this sets us up for control.

Cheap way to do drone trapping - an ideal size frame in a full-depth box

Another style of drone frame - cells sized for drone brood.

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

Good chance to do drone trapping!

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 5d

The stunning River Peppermint (Eucalyptus elata) in full bloom in front of Parliament House.
Fantastic nectar flow heading into the beehives right now!

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 6d

Dropping off some new bee colonies to an orchard, and the sunset was so good I had to pull over and just watch it for a bit.

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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 8d

Bloody hell! This is atrocious! #auspol Yes, the betting companies should have to return the money! 😡

Betting companies keep millions stolen from investors by 'VIP' gambler

Couple lost $250k to gambling companies without placing a single bet

Nick and Aimee Mazza's hard-earned cash was gambled away by a man they thought was investing it. Bookmakers encouraged him to keep betting.

www.abc.net.au

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 8d

You will love it. Go early to the Fox shrine, it gets really busy!

Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 8d

I know right? An incredible way to experience different districts, so many variations. The ones around Kyoto were my favourite!

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