Conference moments
Raffle winners
Meet the new president
Win a painted hive
Col Pulling results
Judges remarks
Photos. New executive team
Honey cake recipe
Cards, councils and currency
Buckets. FAQ insurance
Manuka. Honey giveaway
Member news
Rumours and ruined hives
DIY Sugar shake funnel
The Amateur Beekeeper - April/May 2018
In this issue:
- Sugar Shake Month. Learn a new skill
- Conference and Field Day. Details
- Deadlines for Col Pulling. Pro Tips
- Volunteer! Take a stall! Bee there!
- Meet our lineup of speakers
- Next generation keepers
- Bumblebee incursion: behind the scenes
- How to winter bees
- Making cosmetics? Important rules
- Honey Show. Judge’s report
- Quiz: Test your varroa knowledge
- Club grants
- DIY Sugar Shaker
- Executive tasks
- Moving bees. Contacts
The Amateur Beekeeper - February/March 2018
In this issue:
- Events. Competition rules
- Hints and tips for winning prizes
- Varroa discovery. Hive branding
- ABA Conference: Tickets and outline
- New honey label regulations: Get ready
- Easter Show Volunteers
- Tribute to John Humphries
- ABA Shop. Yass Weekend. Sugar shake
- RAS entries. ABA history
- Inveterate Inventor: uncapped frame stand
- Neonic victory. Contest winner. Research
- Collecting swarms: right vs wrong ways
- Club contacts and executive.
- 2018 CONFERENCE TICKET DETAILS
The Amateur Beekeeper - December 2017
In this issue:
- 2018 Membership Now Open
- AFB Survey Results. City Field Day
- Announcing 2018 Conference Details And Ticket Offer
- Stop Package Bees Absconding
- Melopita: Ricotta Honey Cake
- Three Ways To Show-And-Tell
- New Bee Discovery
- Biosecurity Officer. Bee Identification
- Illawarra Guests. Contest Win
- Build Your Own Bee Vac
- Spotlight On: Manning Valley
- Clubs On The Move
- Contacts And Resources
The Amateur Beekeeper - October/November 2017
In this issue:
- AFB AWARENESS MONTH
- Biosecurity News. Diary dates
- Rego fee freeze. Member cards. Swarms
- When to open hives after winter. Contest
- Council meeting 29 October. ABA shop
- Science or Snake Oil: Manuka honey
- Ask a beekeeping expert
- Tocal Field Day 14 October
- Decoding the language of bees
- Warning signs. Spring tips. Apiary ID
- Biosecurity: splitting hives, almond season
- Inner West Field Day 28 October
- Inveterate Inventor on warming cabinets
- Free Guide to Identifying Bees etc
- Club contacts. Links. Executive
The Amateur Beekeeper - August/September 2017
In this issue
- THE NEW RULES OF BEEKEEPING
- Biosecurity Code of Practice
- Manual, Registration Fees, Notifying Problems
- Editorial: Getting the new rules to work
- Our message to the Minister & Director General
- Introducing the new ABA president
- Anaphylaxis first aid: faster, simpler
- Refining waste wax – safely – with your microwave
- Ask the experts: our new online helpdesk
- Honey wanted! Help protect Australia’s reputation
- Hive hints. History. And bee facts
- Save the date! Tocal Field Day October 14
- DPI’s Rod Bourke on beekeeping for productivity
- Around the clubs. Warré thoughts
- Inveterate Inventor vs candy
- Club contacts. Links
The Amateur Beekeeper - June/July 2017
In this issue
- Northern Rivers’ triumph at Ballina
- Highlights of the AGM. The new team
- Meet the President. Council meeting
- Honey cake, contest rules and congrats
- Biosecurity update: A note from the new NSW Bee Biosecurity Officer
- The disease affecting one in five hives
- Test your Bee-Q
- Submitting samples. Befriending bears
- Notes from a Honeyland volunteer
- The truth about infant botulism
- Inveterate Inventor powers up the extractor. Plus experts needed online
- High-school beekeeper. Next AGM
- Testing an app for local apiaries
- Feeding bees. Recipes and advice
- Grants and club contacts
The Amateur Beekeeper - Apr/May 2017
APRIL/MAY 2017 ISSUE
- HOW TO WIN A SHOW PRIZE
- And contest mistakes to avoid
- GRANTS. INSURANCE. DIY DETAILS
- New logo. Special badges & spoons
- BIOSECURITY UPDATE: Chalkbrood Hive Hints
- BEE NUTRITION EXPLAINED
- Reporting nuisance bees
- THE NEW HONEY LABEL REGULATIONS
- Diseases: How to send samples
- ABA’s NEW CONSTITUTION
- High risk of bigger beetles
- BEES IN THE NEWS
- Wax Moth Quiz. True or False?
- INVETERATE INVENTOR discovers the perfect honey extracting room
- MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS
- 2017 AGM. Next month in Ballina
- ABA BEEKEEPER TRAINING.
- Club contacts
The Amateur Beekeeper - Feb/Mar 2017
In this issue...
- Welcome to the ABA in 2017: membership trends, resolving online payment problems
- Doug Somerville writes on: The essentials of dealing with pests and diseases
- Swarm Collector: It’s time to register on the new online system
- ABA Club competition: get competitive with honey, wax, photos, cakes and much more
- Hive hints Six ways to be a perfect beekeeper
- Small Hive Beetle: Research on the nose
- SHB update Plus test-and-tag your electrics
- Natural beekeeping. The movement is gaining momentum around the world. Here’s how to find out more
- News: ABA meets DPI on biosecurity concerns
- Snippets from our history. Plus help needed to gather information
- Easter Show: Your chance to volunteer at Honeyland
- March Council Meeting: where, when and what’s to be discussed
- New club update. Plus an invitation for travellers
- Bees in the news. Scientists uncover yet more ways that bees set a stellar example.
- Inveterate Inventor cuts 10-frame boxes down to size
- AGM in Ballina. May 21
- ABA Tech Grants
- Club contacts