THE AMATEUR BEEKEEPER - DECEMBER 2023
THE AMATEUR BEEKEEPER - OCTOBER 2023
THE AMATEUR BEEKEEPER - SEPTEMBER 2023
The Amateur Beekeeper - June 2023
The Amateur Beekeeper - April/May 2023
The Amateur Beekeeper - December/January 2023
In this issue:
Editor’s letter
AGM details
Resources
Varroa: Play your part in the fight
Alcohol washing: do you know all these tips?
Teaching kids about bees
How varroa resilience officers can help you
ABA AGM: Member rights at risk?
Extracting honey: the correct way
Honey labels explained
How to win a honey competition
200 years of bees in Australia
Rookie mistakes: what’s yours?
ABA executive
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT PART 4 - Breed Your Own Queen Bees
Mating nucs
Handling cells
Bee vision explained
Timetable
Marketing 101
Shipping
Biosecurity
The Amateur Beekeeper - October/November 2022
In this issue:
President’s letter
Varroa contacts
AGM details
Beating the enemy: Varroa news
Renewals: behind the scenes
Coin countdown.
Braula, the other new pest.
Queen breeders’ survey
SPECIAL AFB PROJECT 100 free honey tests
NEW The16-week rule explained
Alcohol wash: Do it right. Do it now
Varroa 101: Know the basics
A cautionary tale about varroa
Club apiaries: what works (and what doesn’t work so well)
Wild bees: image of the year
Shop online. Support the ABA
ABA executive
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT PART 3 Breed Your Own Queen Bees
Contents
Key facts. The cell builder. Cloake boards
Queen production
The schedule
How to graft
Summary
The Amateur Beekeeper - August/September 2022
President’s letter
Pick of the best online information about varroa
Renewals and benefits
Offer: Honeybee coin.
Honey analysis research
VARROA: 21 QUESTIONS What beekeepers want to know
Mite tests explained
How to do an alcohol wash
DIY Alcohol washers
Into the mind of a bee
Swarm control
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT PART 2 Breed Your Own Queen Bee
Contents
Anatomy. Genetics.
Drones and Workers
DCAs explained
Queen bee anatomy
Races. Breeder queens
Choices, Decisions, Actions
Glossary
ABA executive