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

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