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Parramatta newsletter - April 2017

Parramatta newsletter - April 2017

In this Issue

  • Beekeeping Registration Requirements
  • April Club Event – Hi Tech Hives (Hive Monitoring)
  • DPI Request for the Submitting of Samples for Testing
  • Handy Hints in the Apiary
  • Experiment With a New Kind of SHB Trap
  • March Club Event - Parramatta Branch Annual General Meeting – 8 March 2017
  • New Logo
  • Beekeeper Training
  • March Training Held
  • ABA Fees 2017
  • Club Shop
  • What’s in store for 2017?

Parramatta newsletter - March 2017

Parramatta newsletter - March 2017

In this Issue

  • Beekeeping Registration Requirements
  • Castle Hill Youth Expo – Club Participation - CANCELLED
  • Bunnings Judging and Sales Opportunity Event - Summary
  • March Club Event - Parramatta Branch Annual General Meeting – 8 March 2017
  • Beekeeper Training
  • ABA Fees 2017
  • Club Shop
  • In the Media – ‘Devastating’ beehive losses due to insecticide drift from cotton farms, keeper says
  • In the Media – Australian company behind bee-friendly bio insecticide Sero-X secures deal to keep production in Goondiwindi
  • What’s in store for 2017?

Illawarra newsletter - September 2016

Illawarra newsletter - September 2016

Spring is finally here. The nights are getting warmer, sunny days and there is a lot in bloom so your bees are busy collecting pollen, nectar and building their numbers. This month we will look at what you can expect to see at the start of spring and what you need to put in place to manage your colonies.

Mid North Coast newsletter - August 2016

Mid North Coast newsletter - August 2016

There’s never been a better time of year to be a beekeeper.  Now that you have finished preparing and repairing your equipment it’s time to reward yourself.  Here’s a tip that any beekeeper would love.  Take a trip out west to see Turnip Weed in bloom (Rapistrum rugosum).  It is a sea of yellow blossoms growing between Moree and Collarenabri producing an abundance of pollen and some nectar.

Volunteers Needed in Townsville for Varroa Eradication

Volunteers Needed in Townsville for Varroa Eradication

AHBIC is actively involved with the response and wants to see the industry become more involved by sending beekeepers to Townsville to assist in the response. It is crucial that the industry is seen as being proactive at this early stage.