SBC
EVENTS
Events, Meetings, Field Days
Details of Sydney Bee Club’s upcoming events as well as bees related events from other organisations are listed to the left or below. Please register Sydney Bee Clubs events through Eventbrite. Here is a small summary, more details to be found on Eventbrite.
Apiary Field Days are held in Spring, Summer, an early autumn in Randwick community centre. We demonstrate how to manipulate bees, perform brood and disease check ups, honey harvest, swarm prevention, and winter preparation. In any case it replace a full course that has to be done before to acquire a hive It is important to pre-register / book for field days (as numbers in the apiary are limited).
Note: We are not able to accommodate children under 8 at the apiary field days. Children from 9 to 15 years must be supervised by a responsible guardian/adult and have their own protective suit (we don’t have children’s suits to hire at this stage).
Up Coming Events
Sat 9 November and Sat 7 December 2024, 9.00-11am AEDT
Randwick Community Centre, Sydney Bee Club Apiary
27 Munda Street Randwick Community Centre Randwick, NSW 2031
Register via Humanitix
We will examine the Langstroth hive and the Warré hive. You will be able to take part in a brood inspection, look for signs of disease, how to deal with these and revise general good beekeeping practices. Also learn the importance of an alcohol wash and how to perform one.
You can use your own clean freshly laundered protective gear. Or you can hire protective gear for $10 from the club. Please wear gloves (these can be rubber gloves) long trousers, long sleeved top with a high collar, closed in shoes with socks underneath your bee suit. You may wear your own beekeeping gear but it should be clean. You may bring your own gloves but please ensure they are spotlessly clean, no residue from other hives. This avoids the risk of cross infection.
There will be opportunities to ask questions, exchange ideas, share your experiences, and meet other bee friendly people.
The event will go ahead weather permitting.
( should anyone be anaphylactic notification to SBC representative prior to entry
Sydney Bee Club will be present with education stall and honey to purchase from Randwick Apiary. DPI material and members to help answer questions.
Monday 27 May, 7-8:30pm AEDT
Theatrette at the Waverley Library at Bondi Junction, 32-48 Denison St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022 (corner of Denison and Ebley streets)
Registration on Humanitix
We are fortunate to have Simon Phillips coming to speak with us at our next Club Meeting on 27 May. Simon is a Varroa Development Officer from the DPI, whose role is to assist beekeepers and bee clubs to increase their knowledge, skill, and confidence in managing Varroa. The DPI Varroa Development Officers are able to assist beekeepers with:
1. How to monitor for Varroa mite using one of the nominated surveillance methods.
2. How to determine mite loads.
3. The different types of control methods available whether it be cultural, mechanical, and chemical.
4. Implementing and managing a yearly integrated pest management plan.
The Varroa Development Officers are also available to join beekeepers in the field, spending time at their apiaries to offer hands-on assistance with varroa management as needed. They do not have a compliance role.