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Opening the hives – purpose and what we’re looking for. Box and frame maintenance – cleaning, painting, rewiring, and foundation types (hands-on activity, everyone welcome to help). NZBees wax orders – make sure you’ve placed yours. Tanya will bring them (freight free). BBQ – please bring a plate of food to share.

Because last weekend was so wet, the Club Day has been moved to this Saturday, the 11th. We’ll start at 9:30 a.m. and go through until everyone heads home to check their hives. If possible, the Hive Master will demonstrate how to make a split on one of the hives. See you then!

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Join us for our final Field Day of the year as we celebrate with a festive Christmas BBQ. Please bring a Christmas plate to share. We’ll also be running a raffle for a nuc — tickets are $5.00 each. What’s Happening on the Day Varroa Monitoring DemonstrationsLearn several methods for checking your hives, including: Using […]

No doubt many of you are asking the same question:“Why are my bees doing that?” It has been another challenging season, with changing weather patterns and unpredictable conditions. While we cannot control the weather, we can prepare for what comes next - especially the upcoming honey flow. Come along to the club meeting and get […]

https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/field-days/

https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/field-days/

https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/field-days/

https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/field-days/