The Rotorua Honey Bee Club aims to promote local support, knowledge and education for safe beekeeping practice.

Welcome

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Club membership year runs 1st July to 30th June

Who are we?

Established fifteen years ago & officially a club for fourteen years, our aim is to promote beekeeping through local support, knowledge & education.

  • Generally, meets monthly, in season at our club apiary site in Ngongotaha or autumn & winter at local venue.

  • Every two months we send out a comprehensive newsletter detailing what is happening in the hive &what we should be doing as beekeepers.

  • We have over one hundred members with a good blend of experienced beekeepers & those new to beekeeping.

  • We support those new to beekeeping by assisting to obtain a beehive & when requested can set up buddy mentoring arrangement.

  • Financial members able to hire extracting equipment & bulk items discount.

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