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  • The Melbourne Beekeepers Club provides fellowship and beekeeping support to beekeepers in urban and rural areas
  • We deliver beekeeping education, encourage best beekeeping practice and emphasise biosecurity.
  • Club membership gives you access to all our meetings, events and training, recordings from our Zoom meetings and beekeeping resources.
  • Membership is only available to persons 18 years of age and over.
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MEMBER EVENTS

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 3rd October, then 7th November
    Hive inspections at University of Melbourne Parkville and Southbank Campuses and at Monash University Research apiary Clayton.
      • Invitations sent to members
      • Sunday 6th September at Monash University (Report at 3rd October Zoom Forum)
      • Sunday 20th September at Melbourne University Parkville
      • Sunday 27th September at Monash University

    Meetings and Events: 

      • Invitations emailed to members
      • Recordings of selected presentations are available to members on the Club's YouTube channel.

         Tuesday 15th September (7:30 to 9:00 pm) by Zoom

        • "Arid Adaptation in Australian Native Bees" by Alisha Fulton, PhD candidate University of Melbourne.
        • "Non-Chemical methods of Controlling Varroa" by Theo Colin, Macquarie University Sydney.

        Monday 19th October (6:45 to 9:20 pm) at a Community Hotel

        • Craig Scott, Echuca-based Commercial Beekeeper, will describe the current varroa status of his hives and his future varroa management plans. 
        • Haakan Bernefors "Dealing with varroa from a Swedish Perspecive"

        Tuesday 17th November (7:30 to 9:00 pm) by Zoom

        • Antimicrobial Honey by Kenya Fernades, BEE research unit, Sydney University.
        • “Stingless bee mites” by Ros Gloag, Sydney University.

        Monday 7th December (6:45 to 9:20 pm) at a Community Hotel




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