President’s letter
Committee changes
Free honey testing for AFB
B-QUAL explained
Embedding: the warm wax trick to get great frames
How to report bee poisonings
Nine things to remember when extracting honey
Jim Wright’s grand adventures with bees
ABA membership Q & A
The allure of blue: how flowers attract bees’ attention
Learn at home: links to useful sites and resources
Bee puns and jokes: the winners
Bees in the Snowy
Club news from Wagga Wagga
How to volunteer for the ABA
Sugar shake testing: do before it gets too cold
DIY projects. Learn to rear queen bees
The Amateur Beekeeper - December 2020/January 2021
In this issue:
President’s letter
News and campaigns
Contaminated beeswax, and what you can do about it
Catch boxes for swarms. Know the regulations
Producing perfect wax combs. Why heat matters
Catching the bug! Adventures of a new beekeeper
When poison strikes. How to spot and treat affected hives
Home learning resources.
Selling, gifting or disposing of bees
Planting guides.
Naming 1000 native bees.
Scholarships
National Honey Levy and what it does to help all beekeeers
Research projects into the future: electronic noses and superhoney
Temper, temper! Cranky bees and how to tell how agro they really are
How many bees it takes to . . .
Toad at the Hive project
The Amateur Beekeeper - October/November 2020
In this issue:
ABA news
Offers and campaigns
Beeswax under fire. Four things you can do to help.
AFB Awareness Month.
New alert system introduced
Two beekeepers tell how they dealt with AFB in their hives.
Special Steritech offer
Extracting honey: tips for success and low mess
Plan Bee: Breeding better queens.
Have your say on what traits matter
Fight back against European wasps.
Act now to stop new nests.
Recipe for a trap that works
Tocal Virtual Field Day speakers.
Learn from home
Swarms and the risks of AFB
Beekeeping fail: proving we all learn from our mistakes!
Our inveterate inventor is making mesh lids. Plus a quick fix
Why you need a barrier system
ABA team. How to contact us
The Amateur Beekeeper - August/September 2020
In this issue:
ABA news
Contest results
What to consider when putting bees on a roof. Read this first!
Bee topics Q&A. Controlling small hive beetles in drawn comb
How honey samples are tested for AFB in the lab
Tocal Beekeepers’ Field Day 2020 - The Honey Show will go on!
Beekeeper registration and the extractor that changed the rules
The basics of sacbrood
Free online training announced
DIY boxes to transport honey frames with less mess
Stingless-bee honey’s healthy wonder ingredient
Stocking Australia’s honey reference library
Club news: training and new resources
Book review
Join the swarm register
ABA team. How to contact us
The Amateur Beekeeper - June/July 2020
In this issue:
ABA activities: an update
Short film contest winners
Code of Practice for beekeepers
Get ready for the new rules – Try our online quiz. Win a prize
Artificial comb. A better solution or a bigger problem?
Bruce White reports
And a real life test with some very unexpected results
Here’s how bees hang together to construct their comb
Getting creative with hive decoration
Virtual conference tickets
European Foulbrood: a myth, and the facts on how to treat it
Step-by-step guide to building and painting bee boxes to make them last
When the diagnosis is American Foulbrood: the safe and correct way to deal with the aftermath
Membership FAQs
ABA team and contacts
The Amateur Beekeeper - April/May 2020
In this issue:
ABA round up
Colonel Pulling interclub competition
The results are in!
Honey report. Special prizes
Club report and club promotion
Quiz round
What’s your score? Do the quiz online
Tips and tricks
Honey: when to extract, how to show
News
Coronavirus and beekeeping
Biosecurity
Common questions about AFB answered
Testing honey for AFB
Sugar Shake campaign
Contests
Can you make a bee-rated movie?
Inveterate inventor
DIY steam box
Native bees
Bee hotels: boon or bad idea?
Citizen science project
Membership
2020 details
ABA contacts
The Amateur Beekeeper - Feb/March 2020
In this issue:
Colonel Pulling Interclub Competition
How to enter the 2020 contest
Plus two extra prizes
News
Updates from the ABA and clubs
Membership
Membership packs mailing now
Better beekeeping
When to feed sugar, pollen and water
Inveterate inventor
Cleaning up old frames
Biosecurity
Club project: testing honey for AFB
Event weekend
Festival of Bees: Tickets now on sale
Member contests: Labels, hive art, yarns
Regulation
Honey fraud: what needs to be done
APIMONDIA president’s open letter
Better beekeeping
When bees are angry
AGM April 5 — Bathurst details
Citizen science
Help stop exotic bee invasions
Bee Q&A
Why some hives get stronger
The Amateur Beekeeper - December 2019 /January 2020
In this issue:
President’s Letter - Drought and bushfires
Welcoming new clubs
Membership
2020/21 fees explained
Events
An album of Field Day photos
Biosecurity
Honey analysis: calling for citizen scientists
Events
Announcing 2020 Festival of Bees
Insurance
Why lip balm is not covered
Contests
Interclub Competition: how your club can compete
Member contests. Four to enter
Survey
National honey bee check
Smokers vs total fire bans
Beekeeping tips
How to get show-quality honey
Inveterate inventor
Weighing buckets of honey
ABA Executive Team
The Amateur Beekeeper - October/November 2019
In this issue:
President’s Letter: Spring surprise
Tips: Four equipment checks to do now
Adventures in swarm collecting
Events
ABA Field Day: November 10: Full programme. How to get tickets
Biosecurity
AFB month.
Stopping robber bees
ABA support
Club forum and training day
Brush up your queen spotting
Giving new colonies a boost
Australian Pollinator week
Organisation: The ABA/club structure explained
Native bees in the spotlight
Beekeepers’ Field Day at Tocal: Programme. Honey Contest
Bee forage: Growing grevilleas for bees
ABA executive team for 2019
Australian Native Bee Conference