Presenting at the ACT Beekeepers Association
Occasionally, I am offered the opportunity to present to the Canberra Region Beekeeper’s Association. Just recently, I provided a presentation on Backyard Queen Rearing. I believe beekeeping is an applied science—a more significant understanding results in better application. Mastering a n
Summertime Extraction – delayed
The ever-present rain at the end of 2022 and early 2023 impacted the hives in our apiaries. The rain caught us by surprise in that the best did not have the amount of honey we would have expected for the Spring/Summer season of honey extraction. In my December 2022 La Nina and Its Effects on [&hel
Marketing a beekeeping business – Part 1
When Peter’s interest in bees commenced, his initial thought process was the same as most people – buy a hive or two and go from there. As Peter researched more and more, he found a great deal of fascination and awe at what an insect could do, and his idea of running a bee business […
La Nina and its effects on bees
Being part of a beekeeping business certainly opens my eyes to natural events that I most likely would not have thought to, to be honest. 2022’s wet season was fantastic to experience from a beekeeping perspective in the ACT and NSW. The constant rain for weeks on end, followed by short spur
Annus horribilis
Varroa mite has been detected on Australian shores. This is the news no recreational or commercial beekeeper wants to hear. This month, I spent a week in the Newcastle area participating in the NSW Varroa Response as a volunteer beekeeper. This article is an opinion piece accompanied by a collection
The Bees Have Escaped
The joys of learning how to manage hives. As a newbie to our beekeeping business, I was charged with watching the hives in our garden in readiness for possible swarming while Peter worked the apiaries. Well, you can safely say the amateur beekeeper here messed up, and there they are! Hanging aroun