Far North Coast newsletter - February 2020

Hello Beekeepers,

We had our first meeting for the year on the 10th of February at the workers club. We discussed the format for the club going forward. We have all decided that one month will be a field day and the next at the club for an information night. The next meeting will be at Tony & Di Lamont’s on Saturday March 14th (yes, you read that right Saturday). Please bring morning tea to share. The topics will be a sugar shake & hive inspection (weather permitting). If it’s been wet please phone to confirm. 

We have been asked to participate in this years lantern parade. This years theme is BEES. We will be having a stall on the day so further discussion will be held at the next meeting at the club in April so get your thinking caps on. This is an awesome opportunity to showcase bees, beekeeping & the other products which stem from our awesome bees. 

Hope to catch up with you all at Tony & Di’s happy beekeeping 

Tanya. Editor

Mid North Coast newsletter - February 2020

The fires have been terrible and the impact has spread across individuals, communities, infrastructure, wildlife, habitats, flora for bees etc. These impacts will be felt for a very long time. Then, to top it off, the welcomed rain has caused flooding, severe erosion and other losses in areas. Some pockets of the coast, not impacted by fires, saw
beehives doing quite well, with some harvesting of honey occurring.

The Amateur Beekeeper - Feb/March 2020

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