Interactive Beekeeping Zoom Forums:
- For Australian and International members
- Focused on sharing beekeeping techniques and solving problems.
- Recordings of selected presentations are available to members on the Club's YouTube channel.
- Forums are held on Saturday mornings 10:30 am to 12:00pm (Melbourne time)
- Next one is on Saturday 4th July
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- Hive inspections at University of Melbourne Parkville and Southbank Campuses and at Monash University Research apiary Clayton.
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- Invitations sent to members
- No planned inspections till early September
Monthly Meetings:
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- Invitations emailed to members
- Recordings of selected presentations are available to members on the Club's YouTube channel.
Tuesday 19th May (7:30 to 9:00 pm) by Zoom
- Effects of bushfire smoke and warming climate on behaviour of native pollinators by Elena Kaminskaia, PhD Student, University of Melbourne
- “Varroa Biology and Lifecycle” by JP Scheerlinck
- Direct link discovered by Dr Samuel Ramsay in the US between varroa's digestive system and egg production.
- Three videos of above soon available on the Club's YouTube channel.
Wednesday 17th June (6:45 to 9:20 pm)
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Major presentation: "Beekeeping in Greece" by Matt Peterson from "Dividing Creek Farm Honey" in South Gippsland followed by "Approaches to varroa management"
Tasting and Appreciation of a selection of our 2026 honey competition entries.
Tuesday 21st July (7:30 to 9:00 pm) by Zoom
- Flow Hive Special, presented by Stu Anderson, co-inventor of the Flow Hive
