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January 2019
Beekeeping for Beginners – 2 Day Course 12th & 19th January
Beekeeping for Beginners Course Duration: Two full days (8.30 am – 4.30 pm) over two consecutive Saturdays with each day involving two practical sessions at the Association's apiary. Venue: Jerrabomberra Wetlands (JW) Classroom and…
Find out more »Blue-banded Bee SIG Home Building Workshop
Saturday 12 January 2018 - 12-5 (free club activity) Jerrabomberra Wetlands Apiary Come along to the inaugural Blue-banded Bee Home Construction Workshop on Saturday 12 January 2019! Remember there is nothing like a home away from home. Please bring…
Find out more »Honey Extraction Workshop
Sunday 20 January 1-5 ($10 per person) Jerrabomberra Wetlands Apiary The apiary team will be running a mini honey extraction workshop 1-5 pm on Sunday 20 January 2019 demonstrating two techniques for extracting honey and demonstrating…
Find out more »February 2019
Natural Beekeeping -2 Day Course
Course Outline Natural beekeeping is a philosophy that places a strong emphasis on understanding the biology and ecology of natural hives, and then adapting management approaches that mimic these processes as closely as possible. While…
Find out more »March 2019
Living With Varroa Masterclass
How to inspect your hives for varroa mites and how to live with varroa The Canberra Region Beekeepers invite you to our first “Living with Varroa” masterclass with guest speaker Mark Page, Bee Biosecurity Officer…
Find out more »Canberra Region Beekeepers Field Day
Come along to our major field day event for 2019. The day includes demonstrations of beekeeping (both native and honeybees) as well as honey sales and beekeeping gear vendors. We will even have locally produced honey mead to drink (to…
Find out more »Native Bee Workshop – FULL
An information-sharing afternoon in my garden to discuss Australian native bees, both social bees and solitary bees - what they look like, where they live, how to identify them, and how to encourage them to…
Find out more »April 2019
April Meeting – Guest Speaker Greg Dojchinov
Greg is a Research Projects Officer in the Metabolomics Team, Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology Group of CSIRO Land and Water. In CSIRO he worked on stored grain protection, development of novel fumigants, fumigant application in…
Find out more »May 2019
Introduction to Beekeeping Course – 1/2 Day Course – CANCELLED
Cancelled due to low numbers nominating to attend From May this year the Canberra Region Beekeepers Association (CRBA) is embarking on a series of training courses, firstly during winter, presenting introductory courses to new beekeepers,…
Find out more »May Meeting – Guest Speaker Dr Alexander N. Schmidt-Lebuhn
Monthly meeting of the Association. Agenda: Welcome Beginners' Corner Things to do in the Apiary - Preparing for Winter Guest Speaker Dr Alexander N. Schmidt-Lebuhn Supper and networking Bee and hummingbird pollination in Bolivian Justicia…
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