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Colony Reporting Sheet
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. […]
News
Local & National Events
ACT Beekeepers Annual Field Day 2018 – Program of speakers & events
ACT and Region Beekeepers Field Day Program 10 am – 3 pm Saturday 17 March 2018 Jerrabomberra Wetlands Centre 2 Dairy Road FYSHWICK Come along to our major field day event for 2018. The day […]
Apiary
Apiary Autumn Closedown Saturday 7 April 2018
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 […]
Competition
Most Successful Exhibitor Mr Simon Cooke David Banks Memorial Award for the Most Outstanding Honey Exhibit Mr John Grubb for a frame of honey Class 600 – One 500g glass jar, produced from Eucalypt 1st […]
Apiary
Requeening Honey Bees at JWA Thursday 8 March 11 am – 4 pm
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 […]
Biosecurity update
Alert – American Foulbrood
American foulbrood (AFB) has recently been detected in hives within your local government area (LGA) or an adjoining LGA. As AFB is easily spread by robbing (bees removing honey from an infected and weak hive and […]
Education Resources
IPM – American Foulbrood
Some advice on how to manage your colonies to reduce the risk of American Foulbrood
Competition
Honey – Royal Canberra Show
Preparation for the Royal Canberra Show The next Royal Canberra Show is on annually in the will be held from the 23rd to 25th February 2018 at Exhibition Park, Canberra. The details can be found here If […]
Apiary
2018 Late Summer – Autumn Apiary Tasks
Requeening, Disease Inspection and Overwintering Preparation Hive type Hive code Queen condition (colour marking) Queen source Intro-duction date Action/Notes Paradise nuc 2x6F N05 Eval (Y) AQBL Italian 12.10.2016 Use for observation hive/requeening 2Q 3 ½ […]
Apiary
Honey Extraction Day
On 13th January 2018 The Association held its first ever member focused honey extraction day. With two sold out sessions we eventually opened up our waiting list and saw around 70 beekeepers from newbie to […]