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SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Early meeting for clean up on site.  Volunteers needed to help with cleanup which will include sweeping/mopping Bathroom and sweeping seats etc.  Also help in the garden  spreading mulch. More red bricks are needed so if you have any  to spare bring them along. \nHoney tasting – how do you know what you have….try some of the Club honey. \nVarroa treatments and testing. Have you done this yet and with what??? \nSticky boards for sale – 3 for $5. \nTania from NZ Beeswax will be up with varroa treatments as well as gear to sell. Get you’re orders in early. Remember this is freight free as Tania will bring it to the club site on 1st March.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-16/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250201T090000
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UID:1507-1738400400-1738413000@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Program… \nWasp control .\n\nWater… for your bees.\n\nHoney spinning demo.\n\nBBQ.. bring a plate to share.\n\nOpen hives weather permitting.\n\nQuestion time..
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-15/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250111T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250111T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20241223T224206Z
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UID:1499-1736586000-1736598600@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:9am start for site work. \nHOVER FLY TALK (Bob from Lincoln Research) in January. Find out the effect Hover Fly has on wasps.\nWe will be discussing what equipment is needed to take honey off and extraction options available through the club.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/1499/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241207T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241207T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20241113T090449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T002915Z
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SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Xmas Field Day\nSaturday 7th of December 2024\nEarly bees 9.00-9.30am (we need help with tidying at the back of the top shed).\nXmas welcome and what to do in Dec /Jan our next meeting is on the second Saturday of\nJan 11th at 9.00am. \nProgramme:\nTanya from NZ Beeswax is here to help with supplies of gear and to answer treatment\nquestions for members. Orders to be in by Wednesday 4th December\ntanya@nzbeeswax.co.nz Direct Dial: Cell 021 02360623\nWe always enjoy celebrating our Xmas together and will be supplying a BBQ and Xmas\nCake. We love to have everyone contributing to a little plate of something to share with\nothers for a light lunch. Thank you to all of our regulars who know how much it is\nappreciated.\nThere is a nuc raffle to be won on the day. $2.00 a ticket or 3 for $5.00.\nSoil samples drop box will be at the sign in-area. Please keep donating your sealed and\nlabelled samples for us to get to Heather and Danelle for the research into Phages to help\nstop AFB. \nFor Sale we have a number of items:\nChristmas Special- $5.00 Flat pack ¾ box\nJars-250gm $30.00 for 50\nSticky boards $2.00 a board\nA wiring frame demonstration -Lindsay Moir… we have some wiring boards for hire.\nSubs are due\, please contact Yvonne if you have any queries.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-14/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241102T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241102T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20241022T091805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T105630Z
UID:1454-1730538000-1730550600@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:9.00-9.30 help out on site- 9.30 start -12.30pm \nBeeline will be coming up in November – get your orders in asap. \n Phages \n Continuing our support of the research into phages that will help us in a battle to beat AFB \nWe have Danielle Kok from Canterbury University visiting and collecting soil samples from soil that is infront of your beehive. Members are encouraged to support this research into phages that is being carried out by Danielle and \nDr Heather Hendrickson \nAssociate Professor in Microbiology\, University of Canterbury and \nPresident\, Te Manatōpū Mātai Koiora Moroiti | The New Zealand Microbiological Society. \n  \nUnderstanding the part that phages play in stopping the spread of AFB will help us to eliminate AFB. \n  \nPlease bring a sample of soil and bee debris to be collected before the meeting. \nBee debris or soil can be placed in zip lock baggies or small jars with your registration number and name on it. Danielle will be in the carpark to collect the samples. We don’t want any sample with potential AFB on our hive site of course so the the collection point will be at the gate in the carpark please. \n 
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-13/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241005T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241005T123000
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CREATED:20240905T095950Z
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UID:1434-1728118800-1728131400@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Club Day
DESCRIPTION:Getting to the Club Site is challenging – try coming in from the Halswell Quarry end- Kennedy’s Bush or in from Lincoln Rd to Henderson’s Rd and up to Cashmere Rd because of the road works blocking usual routes. Take care it can be frustrating. \n9.00am start -You are welcome to help out with digging from 9-9.30am before we start. We need a small drainage ditch dug and a hole dug for the burn off. Please bring a spade and gloves. \nLooking forward to having plenty for newbies and a follow up from the talks we have already had about disease management for all. \n\nBeeline orders close byThursday 3rd midday\nHow to collect a swarm procedures will be discussed.\nLindsay Moir will demonstrate a way of burning AFB infected material at home safely.\nJeff Robinson will be running a Queen Raising Course on 15th Feb 2025 $145.00 non-members\, $100.00 members\nAndy is demonstrating how to requeen a hive and will be requeening both of our hives. Tests for varroa will also be demonstrated.\nLee is bring a nuc to increase the numbers of hives on site and will demonstrate moving bees and checking bees going from a nuc to a hive site. You will be reminded of what treatment do you use at the beginning of the Spring.\nBBQ is provided for us to share\, salads and other delicious dishes you are welcome to contribute.\n\n  \nNovember we will host Heather Hendrickson- to discuss the developments of her work with Phages and will be collecting samples from us to use in the research.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/club-day-7/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240907T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240907T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20240905T094521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T095733Z
UID:1428-1725701400-1725712200@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Early Bird tidy up (9.00am). We have dirt that needs moving before club start time. Shovels and wheelbarrows would be handy.\n\nIt’s a busy day with two speakers and a lesson in burning material at home.\nLindsay Moir will  show a method of burning hiveware to members. \nMarco Gonzalez from the Management Agency \, National American Foulbrood Pest Management Plan will attend and discuss AFB to members\nTanya Gant from NZ Beeswax will give a talk at 10.30am and bring hive products to sell. \n\nWe will have a raffle of 2 flatpack 3/4 boxes\, a feeder and a hive tool. $2 a ticket.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-12/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240504T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240504T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T004639Z
UID:1348-1714815000-1714825800@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Last Field Day of the season May 4th 9.30am \nBring a jar of your premium honey for our Honey Show \nNZ Beeswax are attending. See below for meeting specials. \n\nBased in Orari\, on the outskirts of Geraldine\, and with our Hamilton Branch catering for our North Island Customers\, you are always welcome to visit us for your Monday to Friday purchases or we can courier/freight. \nAlthough our Company name states Beeswax – we provide All your Beekeeping requirements. Foundation (Only NZ Manufacturer using only NZ Beeswax)\, Frames\, Feeders\, Storeys etc\, as well as the best bee nutritional products and varroa mite treatments. \nOur product prices depend on quantity ordered and as confirmed members of the Christchurch Beekeepers Club\, we will supply your Spring/Autumn Varroa Treatments as a “Group Club order” which can be individually ordered direct. \nThe following treatments are available and will be provided at special Club rates to confirmed members.\n• Apivar – various pack sizes – 60’s\, 12’s and convenient 4-pack.\n2 x Strips per brood box\nSupplied to Club Members at the 5000 + strip rate\n• Bayvarol – boxes of 20 strips\, individually packed in lots of 4 strips\n4 x strips per Brood Box\nPrided at full 720 x Strip carton rate for Club Members\n(800 strip boxes also available to Club Members at the 12+ carton rate)\n• Formic Pro – 2 dose pack for 2 Hives. Only organic treatment to get below the capped cells. Best used in Spring/Summer as require 3 x consecutive days at 10+ degrees.\nAlong with Bee Health Items such as\n• Hive Alive (liquid Supplement designed especially for Bees and used throughout the International\nBeekeeping World)\, to improve Gut Health and also stops Sugar Syrup from Fermenting\n• Megabee Patties developed by USA Beekeepers for Beekeepers (made in NZ at our Orari factory).\nThese come in the large 20 kg box\, or the smaller 5 kg Box (approx. 10 patties)\, either with or without Hive Alive additive. Perfect for freezing if not going to use them all over a Season.\n• Easy Checks; (The genuine Easy Check!!) and the CO2 cannisters for Varroa checking without killing the bees. \nClub Day Specials for May 4th 2024\nPre- Orders required for the following:\n– email Gordon Nairn gnairn24@gmail.com or direct to tanya@beeswax.co.nz\nCan pay cash on the day or we will email an invoice for payment prior to the meeting.\n• 5kg Megabee Patties (Standard) @ $35.00 including gst (normally $52.90)\n• 5kg Megabee Patties with Hive Alive @ $45.00 including gst (normally $59.80)\n• Hive Alive 100mls $30.00 including gst (normally $32.66)\n• Easy Checks $30.00 including gst (normally $33.35) \nFeel free to contact us if there is anything I can bring on the day.\nLooking forward to seeing you on Saturday 4th May \nTanya Gant\nNZ Beeswax Ltd\nPh 03 693 9189 ext 1 (Caroline) or 2 (Tanya)
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-11/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240406T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240406T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T085942Z
UID:1346-1712395800-1712406600@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-10/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240302T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240302T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T085959Z
UID:1344-1709371800-1709382600@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-9/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240203T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240203T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T090014Z
UID:1342-1706952600-1706963400@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-8/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240113T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240113T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T090026Z
UID:1340-1705138200-1705149000@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-7/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231202T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231202T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T090040Z
UID:1338-1701509400-1701520200@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day Xmas eddition
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-xmas-eddition/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231104T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231104T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T031440Z
UID:1336-1699090200-1699099200@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Shout out for help with our library- can you help we need librarians to help our members access our excellent books. Let Jo know if you can help 021 410429. \nPlease park on the road\, the field is unavailable.\nA small plate of food to share is always welcome.\nBrian Pilley will be up this week if you need gear contact him asap at Beeline Supplies.\nWe will be waxing frames\, checking for disease in our 4 hives this week to complete our COI-Lindsay will supervise.\nMead and mead making is our focus with honey comb cutting -ready for Christmas gifts.\nOur next working bee will be on the 25th early start early finish.\nA&P Show -helpers see Allan Patterson and Jo\nOn sale we have: $3.00 Sticky boards\n$10.00 -hive tool\n$15.00 engraved hive tool.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-6/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231007T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231007T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T042041Z
UID:1334-1696671000-1696689000@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:TO DO FOR THIS WEEKEND 9.30 START \nBEELINE SUPPLIES/ Brian Pilley will be here with bee gear for sale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBEEKEEPING HEALTH and SAFETY \n  \n\n\n\nWalk around re health and safety \n\n\n\nRemember re cleaning their gear. \n\nSWARM TIME and how to deal with it\, catching swarms\, splits and disease and treatments and spring dwindling. \n  \nJeff showing\n9.30am- 10 am-showing waxing frame demonstrations (wiring and embedding). pollen trap is set up. \nPlate to Share
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-5/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230909T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230909T160000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230607T093629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T025924Z
UID:1299-1694250000-1694275200@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Beginners Course Part 2
DESCRIPTION:2 day Beginners’ Beekeeping Course\n22 July & 9 Sept 2023 – 9:00  – 4:00 \nPart One: Planning your Beekeeping for Pleasure or Profit\n\nWhat do you need to know before you begin\nCosts\nYour legal requirements\nWhere’s best for your hives\nThe time it takes to beekeep\nPlants to grow\nDiseases and downsides\n\nPart Two: Building and creating the hive and equipment you need\n\nBuild your hive\nLearn how to maintain it\nThe best tools to use and why\nProducts you need and what you do with them and where to buy them\nClubs and organisations locally and nationally that will support you\n\n  \nCost $50 for members- non-club members $95.00. \nPrepay to register using the Club’s bank account\, \nNumber 03 – 0767 – 0323307 – 00 \nRemember to put your name and BEECOURSE in the details and contact Kerry Kearney to confirm 021 120 0135 \nAdditional contacts for details of the course are the tutors: \nGordon N 027 538 9568  or Jeff R 021 073 4148.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/beginners-course-part-2/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230902T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230902T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230816T002010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T002010Z
UID:1332-1693647000-1693656000@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-4/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230805T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230805T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230607T093545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T100250Z
UID:1297-1691227800-1691236800@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Field Day
DESCRIPTION:We will meet wet or dry.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/field-day-3/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230722T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230722T160000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20230607T093328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T030011Z
UID:1295-1690016400-1690041600@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Beginners Course Part 1
DESCRIPTION:2 day Beginners’ Beekeeping Course\n22 July & 9 Sept 2023 – 9:00  – 4:00 \nPart One: Planning your Beekeeping for Pleasure or Profit\n\nWhat do you need to know before you begin\nCosts\nYour legal requirements\nWhere’s best for your hives\nThe time it takes to beekeep\nPlants to grow\nDiseases and downsides\n\nPart Two: Building and creating the hive and equipment you need\n\nBuild your hive\nLearn how to maintain it\nThe best tools to use and why\nProducts you need and what you do with them and where to buy them\nClubs and organisations locally and nationally that will support you\n\n  \nCost $50 for members- non-club members $95.00. \nPrepay to register using the Club’s bank account\, \nNumber 03 – 0767 – 0323307 – 00 \nRemember to put your name and BEECOURSE in the details and contact Kerry Kearney to confirm 021 120 0135 \nAdditional contacts for details of the course are the tutors: \nGordon N 027 538 9568  or Jeff R 021 073 4148.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/beginners-course-part-1/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day,Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Robinson":MAILTO:alpinebee@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230619
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
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UID:1293-1687046400-1687132799@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Disease Recognition Course
DESCRIPTION:run by Lindsay
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/disease-recognition-course/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230506T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230506T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20221116T215049Z
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UID:1152-1683365400-1683383400@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Christchurch Hobbyist Beekeepers Honey Show
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Honey Show will be held at the Club Site on Sat May 6th 2023\, so do come along and enter your hive products. \nAll members\, novice and experienced\, can participate in the Honey Show. Follow the rules posted\, to be in to win one of the two Club Shields -the 2023 Novice or the Experienced Beekeepers Club Shield. Prizes to be announced later. \nA shield is awarded to the entrant with the most points overall and a novice shield is awarded to a first or second year beekeeper. (This must be stated at the time). \nGeneral Rules: \n• Members may only have one entry per class. If required\, guidance will be given as to which class your entry should be exhibited in. The judges decision will be final.\n• Exhibits must be delivered at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the judging.\n• Liquid and creamed honey must be in standard 500 gm square”round” plastic jars with white lids.\n• No labels on jars.\n• Only exhibits from Financial members will be accepted.\n• Write your initials (which may be on a small sticky label) on the BASE of the exhibit. \nClasses: \n1. Dark honey creamed\n2. Dark honey liquid\n3. Light honey creamed\n4. Light honey liquid\n5. Wax blocks 500 gm minimum weight\n6. Mead 750 ml clear glass bottle \nDetails of each class \n1 & 3. Dark creamed honey or light creamed honey\nThe entrant is to decide which class to enter.\nThe judge will take notice of flavour\, colour\, fineness of grain and freedom from foreign material. Please remember to obtain standard show jars. The reason for this uniformity is that different types of jars have varying light densities depending on the thickness of the glass. \n2 & 4. Light liquid honey or dark liquid honey the same criteria as above. \n5. Wax\nEach exhibit must be at least 500gms in weight and from this season. It must be presented as tipped from the mould; points will be lost for chipping or scraping.\nThe Judge will look for colour\, texture and purity. No restriction as to the shape of the mould.\nEntrants are advised not to heat wax in iron or enamel containers as this can discolour the wax\, for preference use an aluminium container. Do not overheat the wax; strain through stocking or similar; cool very slowly as this makes for uniformity of texture and freedom from cracking. Avoid propolis as this tends to darken the wax. Pure bees wax only to be used. One tea-spoon of vinegar helps to clarify wax. \n6. Mead 750 ml clear glass bottle with removable cork or screw top.\nNo labels on bottle.\nWrite your initials (which may be on a small sticky label) on the BASE of the exhibit.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/club-day-6/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230401T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230401T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20221116T214935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T101930Z
UID:1150-1680341400-1680359400@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Club day
DESCRIPTION:At 9.30 there will be a practical session where you will get to learn about how to select\, take out\, and clean up old frames.\nWe will answer questions and demonstrate methods for what you can do with the waste wax\, honey\, pollen or nectar.\nWe aim to cover these topics and to answer your questions during the main session.\nPoints covered will be:\n\nPutting wets back on your hive.\nWhat is happening in your hive now what you need to attend to this month in your hive.\nA reminder about treatments & completing your AVR on HiveHub.\nThere will be onsite learning – with our regular inspections of the Club’s hives. Do we need to feed them? Remove and replace any frames?\nUpcoming courses and of course a reminder about our 60th Anniversary Dinner.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/club-day-5/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230304T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230304T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20221116T214655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T061418Z
UID:1144-1677922200-1677940200@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Club day
DESCRIPTION:9.30 am Saturday 4th March 2023 Field Day Timetable \n\nThis Saturday is Gadget Day. The best Gadget will be judged -by Brian Pilley from Beeline  he will award prizes for 1st\, ($50.00 voucher) 2nd\, ($35.00 voucher) and 3rd\, ($25.00 voucher). Brian is up this weekend so please send him your order by the cut off of Thursday lunchtime.\nAre you the going to be a winner in our gadget competition? It doesn’t take much to come up with a little something that helps you as a beekeeper\, if you have that little something -please share it with us.\nGordon will be demonstrating how to make oxalic acid strips -: Making oxalic acid strips from a pack- hiveworld.\n60th Anniversary Dinner is coming up (see menu included)- please see Kerry if you have any questions. This is our one time opportunity to celebrate together\, an evening where both our new beekeepers and older more experienced beekeepers can relax and talk about the Club and what it means to you. We’d love to have as many people along as possible.\nIf you need any plastic jars for honey we have bags of 50 jars for $30.00 for sale at the Club site.\nDon’t forget we will be exchanging honey with our special 60th Anniversary Label on it between club members. (See Gordon for jars or a place to put your honey).\nWe will be providing tea and coffee as always and you are welcome to bring a plate with something to share. Bring any medication or your suits\, we recommend you carry any medication you think you may need – no point in it being locked up in your car in the paddock. If you have borrowed a suit and accidentally taken it home\, we love to have them back so we have plenty available for everyone to use on the Field Days.\nTogether we will open all the hives to: check for disease\, varroa\, look for food and brood and check if we need to remove any manky frames or move them to the outside of the box ready to be replaced when empty.\nLooking forward to holding another successful Saturday or week day working bee. Check board for the date.\n1-day Beginners’ Course was run on Saturday 18th February is was very successful and we are looking at dates in April for doing something similar.\n\n  \nWe look forward to seeing you all there.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/club-day-4/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230211T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230211T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20221116T214559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T062151Z
UID:1142-1676107800-1676125800@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Club day
DESCRIPTION:9.30 we will be offering a NUC for our fundraising raffle\, tickets are $2.00 each. (Offered to registered beekeepers of course). So\, Sat is for you to bring along your questions\, queries and $2.00 coins of course.\n\nWe will be demonstrating how to make oxalic strips -: Making oxalic acid strips from a pack- hiveworld\n\nCollect your bee gear from Beeline – they will be there this Saturday.\n\nCommittee members on site are available for any questions you may have.\n\nIf you need any plastic jars for honey we have bags of 50 jars for $30.00 for sale at the Club site.\n\nWe will be providing a BBQ and tea and coffee of course and you are welcome to bring a plate with something to share. (Gluten free sausages offered as well.)\n\nWe will go over how to open your hives safely and get to the bottom box happily. All hives will be opened.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/club-day-3/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230114T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230114T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20221116T214204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T005710Z
UID:1140-1673688600-1673706600@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Club day
DESCRIPTION:Happy New Year! This Saturday we will be focusing on how to make the best of your honey harvest and all that extracting  honey entails. What makes a great honey harvest? How bees make honey?\nWe will be covering:  what you can do to protect your bees against wasps\, how important a good source of water is for your bees\, what food bees need to produce a good quantity and quality of honey\, harvesting honey\, honey extraction\, comb cutting\, storage of honey frames before and after spinning\,  how to store extra honey\, creaming honey and how to deal with crystallisation and what to check for when opening the hives. Committee members on site are available for any questions you may have.\nIf you need any plastic jars for honey we have bags of 50 jars for $30.00 for sale at the Club site.\nThere will be a raffle this Saturday for a NUC (to registered beekeepers only-continued from Dec)\, tickets are $2.00 each.\nBringing a plate with something to share for morning tea/shared lunch would be really appreciated.\nWe will go over how to clean up your boxes and frames and rewire them ready to use.\nA reminder that next month\, February our Field Day falls on Waitangi weekend and will move to the second Saturday of the month\, Saturday 11th February.\nLooking forward to another Saturday or week day to have a working bee\, cleaning up the whare ready for painting and to help in the gardens.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/club-day-2/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221203T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221203T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T090518
CREATED:20221116T214045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T214824Z
UID:1138-1670059800-1670077800@chchbeekeepers.org.nz
SUMMARY:Club day
DESCRIPTION:Christmas Party.\nHow to spin your Honey.\n\n\nAll times are weather depending. If the Hive will be opened.\nHappy Season.\nHivemaster Gordon.
URL:https://chchbeekeepers.org.nz/event/club-day/
LOCATION:Club\, 681 Cashmere Road\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8025\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Club day
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