The Beekeepers Club Inc.

The Beekeepers Club - regular monthly meeting
1st Hive inspection after winter - with Ian Brown

The Beekeepers Club - regular monthly meeting
Nicolo Faizoulline gave a video & Powerpoint presentation of heater bees.
( more about heater bees on this web page)

The Beekeepers Club - regular monthly meeting
* Annual General Meeting (AGM) - election of new committee
* Top Bar Hives (Martin O'Callaghan) - has been cancelled
* Honey competition

The Beekeepers Club - regular monthly meeting
* Candle making

The Beekeepers Club Annual Field Trip (Bus Tour) - for members and their partner

Destination: Bob & Eileen McDonald - Sawmill Road, McKenzies Hill, Castlemaine.

VicRoads Directory Map 59 - D3

Featuring: Hive Packdown for winter and wax dipping - you can bring up to four boxes for wax dipping.

The Beekeepers Club - regular monthly meeting
* DPI Inspector

Club Meeting with the main topics:
* closing down the hive

A Special General Meeting was held for the Committee's request by resolution to have one member of the committee removed before the expiration of the member's term of office.
The motion to have this member removed was carried by majority decision.

Club Meeting
Apologies from John Edmonds, could not be our guest speaker due to an accident
Gavin Jamieson presented "Australian government is abandoning the fight against the Asian honeybee incursion in north Queensland" and beekeepers protesting against it.

Club Meeting with topics such as-
1. Opening the hive
2. Adding the super
3. Where is the honey?

The Beekeepers Club Christmas Party was enjoyed by approximately 100 people.

This year’s raffle prizes were:
1. Three-frame honey extractor
2. Bee suit
3. Beehive – ready for bees to go in
4. Smoker

Club Meeting with topics such as-
Honey extracting
decapping methods

Xmas party entry tickets were available for $5 per person
Xmas raffle tickets were on offer for $2 each

Club Meeting with -
1. Finding the Queen
2. Where to get a new queen from
3. Introducing a new queen into the hive

Xmas party entry tickets available for $5
Xmas raffle tickets available for $2

Marong Field Day
31st VAA Bendigo Branch annual Beekeeping Field Day - at the Marong Recreation Reserve
featuring:
* Caged queens for sale
* Supplementary bee feeding
* Honey extraction demonstrations for the hobbyist
* Catching / hiving bee swarms
* Bee hive manipulation-hands-on
* Bee Box Nailing Competition
* Trucks & Hive Loaders
* Equipment Suppliers
* DPI Disease Information
* Auction of used bee gear

Club Meeting with -
* Beginners Corner - by Ian Brown
* Swarm Control - by Florian Gentu (Swarm Collection has bee postponed as time was running out)

Club Meeting-
* Beginners corner: Opening the Hive - by Ian Brown
* Bees and their history. A bit of a Bee Biology - by Robert Owen

"Paid-up members Raffle"
The prizes won were:
1. Set of decapping strainers
2. Small Smoker

Club Meeting with topics such as-
Gadgets & Hands-on night
building boxes and frames

All paid-up members who have renewed their membership for the 2010/2011 season by 15-July-2010 will automatically be in the draw for the Raffle in August.
The prizes to be won are:
1. Set of decapping strainers
2. Small Smoker

Club Meeting with -
1. Annual General Meeting (AGM) - election of new committee
2. Honey Competition with the following entry categories:
- light coloured honey
- medium coloured honey
- dark coloured honey
- creamed honey
- frames with capped honey comb
- capped honey comb in box or container
3. Photo Display - the winning photo will feature in next year's club calendar

Apitherapy and Beekeeping Lecture Evening
Guests Chilean speakers:
JUANSE BARROS & Dr ALEJANDRA LOPEZ

Club Meeting with DPI inspector Daniel Martin as guest speaker
Topic:
* Pests & Diseases - in particular those nasty Hive Beetles

The Beekeepers Club Annual Field Trip (Bus Tour) - for members and their partner
Destination: Bob & Eileen McDonald - Sawmill Road, McKenzies Hill, Castlemaine.
VicRoads Directory Map 59 - D3

Club Meeting - topics:
Hive close down for winter - by Ian Brown

Pests & Diseases - by DPI inspector Daniel Martin was cancelled due to double booking

Club Meeting - topics:
2. Identifying Eucalyptus trees for beginner beekeepers - by Florian Gentu
1. Hive close down for winter - by Ian Brown (had to be postponed as we were running out of time)

Club Meeting with topics -
1. Finding the Queen - by Ian Brown
2. Introducing a new queen into the hive - by Ian Brown

Club Meeting with topics such as-
1. Demonstration of Honey Extracting - different methods
2. Converting a pressure cooker for a steam knife
3. Question & Answer Panel

The Beekeepers Club Christmas Party with our Xmas raffle
This year’s prizes were:
1. Three-frame honey extractor - won by Deb Capozzi
2. $150 beekeeping gift voucher - won by Brian Madden
3. Beehive (wood) – ready for bees to go in - won by Erwin Zuber
4. Hasson Beehive (Polymer) – without frames - won by Bernhard Sellner
5. Smoker - won by Helen Brown

Club meeting
1. Queen Raising presented by Vin Anderson
2. Capturing a swarm made easy by Dietmar Klimkeit
Raffle tickets were on sale for our Xmas raffle ($2 each)

Club meeting with guest speakers
1. Elwyn Papworth - 'A life of beekeeping'
2. Daniel Martin (DPI) - 'Bee Pests and Diseases'
3. Len Hasson & brother presenting the 'Aussie Hive' (If you are looking for new hives and don’t want to assemble and paint them – this could be the solution - Food-grade polymer plastic beehives)

Marong Field Day
30th VAA Bendigo Branch annual Beekeeping Field Day - at the Marong Recreation Reserve
featuring:
* Caged queens for sale
* Supplementary bee feeding
* Honey extraction demonstrations for the hobbyist
* Catching / hiving bee swarms
* Bee hive manipulation-hands-on
* Bee Box Nailing Competition
* Trucks & Hive Loaders
* Equipment Suppliers
* DPI Disease Information
* Auction of used bee gear

Club meeting - meeting was held at The Pines Learning Centre
1. Guest speaker Mr. Warren Worbois from the Botanical Gardens Cranbourne presented Eucalyptus trees and their role for bees and honey.

Club meeting - meeting was held at The Pines Learning Centre
1. Topic: 'Opening the Hives' - Ian Brown
2. Topic: 'Swarm Control' - Ian Brown
2. The winner of the raffle was David Hobday, winning a set of decapping strainers.