9 th March 8.30am - 3pm 23rd March 8.30am - 3pm $180.00 for both days Part Two: Building and creating the hive and equipment you need Build your hive ● Learn how to maintain it ● The best tools to use and why ● Products you need and what you do with them and where […]
Last Field Day of the season May 4th 9.30am Bring a jar of your premium honey for our Honey Show NZ Beeswax are attending. See below for meeting specials. Based 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 […]
All members are welcome to attend our 2023/4 AGM Bring along a bee themed plate to share. To be held at the Catholic Church Holy Trinity Hall Bryndwr 108 Jeffreys Rd Christchurch, New Zealand
Early Bird tidy up (9.00am). We have dirt that needs moving before club start time. Shovels and wheelbarrows would be handy. It's a busy day with two speakers and a lesson in burning material at home. Lindsay Moir will show a method of burning hiveware to members. Marco Gonzalez from the Management Agency , National American Foulbrood Pest […]
Join us for a fundraiser at the fine dining restaurant at Ara. It's a Club Dinner to help us get to know each other as we start the season together. It will help raise funds to get a model bee garden planted too. Thursday 12th September 6.00pm Please contact Dave Spice - The dinner starts 6.30pm and his bank […]
Beginners Beekeeping course - 1 day - Saturday 14th September 9am-3pm Please bring your lunch and some water to drink. Tea and coffee provided. If you have a battery drill with a square drive, and a hammer - please bring them along. Contact Person - Jeff Robinson - email - alpinebee@gmail.com His Phone number […]
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. 9.00am start -You are welcome to help out with digging […]
Beeline will be coming up in November - get your orders in asap.
Phages
Continuing our support of the research into phages that will help us in a battle to beat AFB
BBQ
Please bring a plate of food to share
9am start for site work. HOVER FLY TALK (Bob from Lincoln Research) in January. Find out the effect Hover Fly has on wasps. We will be discussing what equipment is needed to take honey off and extraction options available through the club.
