Alan Wade, Author at ACT Beekeepers Association

Dreaming of Queening

17/07/2018 Alan Wade 0

Supersedure cells on comb face 2 November 2016 (offset – central comb area) – a good case to requeen To requeen or not In my long experience of running honey bee colonies, I’ve finally twigged […]

Mini Apiary Requeening

07/07/2018 Alan Wade 0

Mini Apiary Requeening Wed 17 October 2018 Category: Heavy Lifters working party Marked queens are easier to find and their loss is a signal that supersedure has likely taken place […]

Heavy Lifters Winter Apiary Bash and BBQ

11/06/2018 Alan Wade 0

What we’ll be doing As bees don’t sleep, I guess there is no reason to entirely forget club bees: no rest for the wicked. Time to unpack the gear back from Steritech to check that […]

Never Say Die Apiary Heavy Lifters Workshop – Sunday 29 April 11-3 at Jerrabomberra Wetlands

21/05/2018 Alan Wade 0

Thought that the Heavy Lifters social ‘Closedown Session’ at the club’s Jerrabomberra Wetlands Apiary on Sunday the 7th of April would be the last for this honey of all seasons? Wrong! Bees always surprise and […]

Bee Buzz Box May 2018 -Warming to Swarming

20/05/2018 Alan Wade 0

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 colony disease inspection guide and support services

07/05/2018 Alan Wade 0

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 […]

Colony Reporting Sheet

02/04/2018 Alan Wade 0

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. […]

Apiary Autumn Closedown Saturday 7 April 2018

11/03/2018 Alan Wade 2

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 Honey Bees at JWA Thursday 8 March 11 am – 4 pm

19/02/2018 Alan Wade 2

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 […]