Pests and diseases
Here is a short PowerPoint document I presented to the Moonee Valley Beekeepers Club recently. I hope its of some help in recognising issues within your hives.
Month: March 2022
Autumn Actions
Autumn is here in Melbourne and its time to ensure that your hive is ready for winter and has enough supplies to last until spring. This year has been particularly poor for bees and many colonies have little honey supplies. There is only about four weeks before the season ends and its too cool for
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Thinking about keeping bees?
To be a good beekeeper requires knowledge of the science behind beekeeping and bees and having a set of beekeeping skills and practices. You need to be prepared to invest time and resources in developing your expertise to become a good and responsible beekeeper. Beekeeping is not for everyone. I meet many people who begin
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European Wasps
This is the time of year that European wasp nests are growing in size and preparing their queens for winter. They are a nasty environmental pest and have their nests in ground, in ferns and trees and in walls and roofs. If you find that you have a nest of wasps on your property, get
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