Events
Our club meetings have a strong practical focus. We are fortunate to have within the club experienced beekeepers that are keen to share their knowledge along with several commercial beekeepers who share their wide beekeeping experiences and expertise. Our meetings are generally 2pm on a Sunday.
RHBC also endeavour to hold informative workshops for new beekeepers, an AFB course and community bee awareness events.
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Melting wax, making foundation and other wax things.
Bring your recipes for using wax in lip balm, creams, furniture polish etc. to share with others.If you need these printed, please forward to Kim at birchwoodfarm@xtra.co.nz Making Swarm buckets. If you don’t have the tools at home and want some help, then bring two identical robust buckets with firm fitting lids.
Find out more »Spring Check with Dennis Crowley
Dennis is commercial beekeeper from Tauranga and a Board member of ApiNZ. Those who have heard him before will know that his valuable information is a must to hear regardless of how much experience or not you may have. Dennis will cover being ready for the spring build up, Manipulating the hive, AFB checks, varroa, feed supplies and swarming. Location to be confirmed. We will email you a week before to let you know where the apiary is. You will…
Find out more »A diverse edible and bee garden
Diane has an amazingly diverse edible and bee garden on a small section. Her plant knowledge is excellent and her green thumbs will inspire you! Parking is available opposite the house beside the boat ramp.
Find out more »Bee educated – Focus on bee diseases
For hobbyists and commercial Beekeepers. Speakers Speakers include John Mackay, Mark Goodwin, James Sainsbury, Ashley Mortensen and Clifton King Topics: Bee Viruses affecting your bees AFB detection options Update on varroa Nosema and rapid dwindling Small Hive beetle risks Working dogs on AFB AFB Levy what's it spent on? Online tickets are no longer available. There are still spaces for anyone who wants to attend. Buy your ticket at the door. $30 (cash only) Registrations are from 8am with first…
Find out more »Making up a split or nucleus PLUS Beginning beekeeper practical session with Kim.
We will have two different practical sessions. Fiona and Jeremy O’Brien will be going through how to do a Split and a Nuc properly (giving up precious time in the middle of the busy beekeeping time, to travel to Rotorua). Many will have hives strong enough to do this now. They have lots of tips and tricks and are always up for being asked anything and everything about bees including swarming. This is invaluable for those wanting to increase hive…
Find out more »Introduction to Beekeeping Day
A day for those learning about keeping a hive alive and healthy. As the club did not run an Introduction to Beekeeping course this year, we have a number of new members who missed out on all the valuable information covering the basics on how to keep a hive alive and healthy, what can go wrong and what we can do about it. Therefore, if there are sufficient numbers interested in attending a one day session, Kim will run one. …
Find out more »Christmas meeting
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Find out more »First meeting at club Apiary
Topic: This is the inaugural meeting for the new club apiary with the flash new shed now built, thanks to John and Beatrice Foster. A low key affair as we are still setting it up but come and have a look. We will go through the Langstroth hive and the Top Bar hive which are on-site and due for a check. Bring a suit if you wish to look into the hives. This will be followed by an ASK ANY QUESTION SESSION over afternoon…
Find out more »Wintering down beehives
MARCH – Sunday 17th Wintering Down – This is one of the two most important topics of the year. How you treat your hives now and prepare them for wintering down over the next couple of months, will determine the health of your colony in Spring and therefore your next seasons honey crop and ability to increase numbers if you wish. Where: Rave, Hinemoa St. Confirmation will come through in email before the meeting.
Find out more »ApiNZ conference
This is on in Rotorua from June 27-29 Register online http://apicultureconference2019.co.nz/ The trade displays are amazing and it takes a bit of time just to wonder through them. If you are an ApiNZ member it is cheaper to attend at $160 for one day or $300 for two days. My hint: If you are planning on making the investment to attend, it will be better to join ApiNZ to get the reduced price (the two day non-member cost is the…
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