Should you prevent swarming? While many natural beekeepers advocate allowing bees to swarm, and there is perhaps some merit in allowing them to do so [see Tom Seeley’s Darwinian Beekeeping Seeley-2017-Darwinian-Beekeeping-An-Evolutionary-Approach-to-Apiculture], there is a very a […]
Honey Bee Disease One Stop Shop – updated 13.12.2018 The Beekeepers Association of the ACT and Region has created a guide for inspecting honey bee colonies. It includes comprehensive reading material from the likes of the […]
Here is the sheet we use during hive inspections at the club Jerrabomberra Wetlands Apiary. It is really only ever useful when you are doing a full hive check for colony condition and disease status. […]
Hello Heavy Lifters In retrospect With an exceptional season at an end and shortening days, it’s again time to close bees down for winter. We’ve watched a late season light honey and a strong pollen […]
Requeening colonies at Jerrabomberra Wetlands Thursday 8 March 11 am – 4 pm The club apiary ‘early autumn’ requeening program is now in full swing. Following up on queen marking on the 21st of February […]