ANNUAL BEEKEEPING FIELD DAY AT TOCAL COLLEGE
29th October 2011

TOCAL BEEKEEPERS’ FIELD DAY
October 29th 2011
Programme
9am: Welcome and outline of programme.....................................................Bob Gulliford
9.15-10.30: Field Demonstration for Beginners, Opening beehives............Nick Annand and Doug Somerville
10.30-11: Morning Tea (Bring your own)
11-11.30: Prevention of Back Injury.............................................................Doug Somerville
11.30-12: Prevention of Swarming.................................................................Col Wilson
12.30-1pm: Asian Bee Incursion Update.......................................................Local Beekeeper(s) who went to Cairns as volunteers assisted by DPI
12.30-1.30 Lunch (Sausage sizzle type lunch will be available for purchase courtesy of Tocal Student Association)
1.30-2.30: Field Demonstration, Hiving a Swarm.........................................Combined presentation by Amateur Beekeepers and Apiarists’ Association
2.30-3.15: American Foul Brood; DVD Demonstration ..............................Doug Somerville
315-3.45: From Small Beekeeping to Professional.......................................Members of Apiarists’ Association
3.45-4pm: Question and Answer
Additional Displays for Covered area outside Auditorium
Types of Honey ............................................................................................ Combined Amateur Beekeepers and Apiarists’ Association.
Starter Kit......................................................................................................Penders

Directions: Tocal Agricultural College is located near Paterson in the Hunter Valley, just north of
Maitland.
From Sydney once you hit the expressway near Wahroonga, Tocal College is just under 2 hours
drive.
Go right to the very end of the expressway till you come to the New England Highway.
Once on the New England Highway, stay on highway till you come to a large roundabout near
Maitland Railway Station (sign before roundabout saying Tocal College, Paterson, Dungog) - there
is an overhead walking bridge over the highway just before you reach this roundabout. Turn right
at this roundabout and follow signs to Paterson/Dungog.
Proceed up and over the railway bridge and turn left at little roundabout near Maitland Station.
Drive round past the farming land on your left - come to another small roundabout and go straight
through this roundabout past the Woolies Service Station on your right - continue to a set of traffic
lights and go straight ahead up and over the Hunter River, through Lorn and through more
farmland to Bolwarra - keep on main road following signs to Tocal College. At the top of the hill
near the Bolwarra Service Station keep going straight ahead (don’t take the right turn).
Keep on this road for another 5 or so minutes going through lots more farmland, bush till you
come to a hill (after a windy bit of road) - turn left at top of hill into Tocal College entrance. Once
in the driveway come to a T intersection and turn right and drive up driveway 500 metres approx,
turn right and follow road around buildings to locate the beekeeping field day site.