After a bumper season, some of our colonies still have a surplus honey waiting to be harvested. So this month we will conduct our last honey extraction for the season. The day will include demonstrations of how to take honey off, when to take it off and actual honey extraction. We will have access to the newly renovated honey house so make sure you come along to look and learn.

We recently held another Open Day at our Apiary and it was a huge success thanks to the many members and friends who lend a hand. Also a big thanks to Council for their on-going support plus the local newspaper, the Leader who featured our open day on the front page! This was a fantastic show of support from the local media and we appreciate this magnanimous gesture.

Winter is almost here so that means the days are getting shorter and the nights colder. Bees are generally foraging less and that means little nectar and pollen is coming into the hive. If honey and pollen stores are low in the colony, feeding may be needed to supplement the colony over the winter. This months meeting will focus on what to look for and evaluate what and if any feeding is necessary.