11:00 am Hive openings and a chat for an hour or two.

Wednesday evening talks are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

• At the Gribblehirst Hub 6:30pm to 8:30pm

• Autumn requeening. Advice and Tips

• Storing Hiveware and equipment out of season

• Q&A discussion

Auckland Beekeepers’ Club Inc. Annual Honey Show

10:00 am Event opens

12:00 pm Judging begins

Celebrate and view the best honey, comb, wax, bee boxes, beverages and photography from club members.

Find more information about enteries to the Honey Show Competition

Not a member but would like to enter? Join the Auckland Beekeepers’ Club

Field days are held at the Club Apiary

• 11:00 am Hive opening

• Noon Lunch

• 12:30 pm Talks:

  • This months tasks

  • Storing honey boxes

  • Robbing - what is it and how to avoid it

  • Varroa treatments - a quick overview

  • Maximising late nectar flows

  • What to do with your honey - making the most of your harvest

• Q & A

  Monthly Field days are held on the second Saturday of each month.  We provide tea and coffee at lunchtime. Bring something along for our shared lunch.

Wednesday evening talks are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

• At the Gribblehirst Hub 6:30pm to 8:30pm

• Preparing and presenting for the honey show (held on 14th March)

• Tips for preparing products to sell and marketing

• Q&A discussion

Wednesday evening talks are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

• Beeswax - how to process it, uses of and other interesting info about wax

• Q&A discussion

11:00 am Hive openings and a chat for an hour or two.

• 11:00 am Hive opening

• Noon Lunch

• 12:30 pm Talks:

  • Preparing for harvest - including AFB checks

  • Wets and Drys - how to clean and store hiveware

  • Processing wax

  • Honey show - preparation of exhibits

  • Back care

• Q & A

  Monthly Field days are held on the second Saturday of each month.  We provide tea and coffee at lunchtime. Bring something along for our shared lunch.

11:00 am Mid-month Hive opening

• no official hive meeting on this day, hive teams will be checking hives as fits their schedule.

• shop open from 10am to 11am

• 11:00 am Hive opening

• Noon Lunch

• 12:30 pm Talks:

• Varroa - testing, treatments during honey flow

• Hot days and holidays

• Hiveware - ventilated bases, queen excluders and hive mats

• Christmas presents from the hive

• Q&A
  
  Monthly Field days are held on the second Saturday of each month.  We provide tea and coffee at lunchtime. Bring something along for our shared lunch.

Wednesday evening talks are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

• Honey extraction - options, advice, tips & hacks

• Q&A discussion

Saturday 22nd November 12:00pm - Annual BBQ

Noon Lunch 

• We will provide meat & veggie options for the BBQ also onions, tomato sauce, bread and butter.

• Please bring a plate to share

Competitions

• Fancy hat/clothing – wear you best bee-themed finery

• Gadgets and gizmos – bring a piece of hiveware or equipment that you made

• Quiz – Questions from this year’s Club Journal and Practical Beekeeping in NZ book

• Raffle

• 11:00am Hive opening

• Noon Lunch

• 12:30pm Talks:

• TBC

• Q&A
  
  Monthly Field days are held on the second Saturday of each month.  We provide tea and coffee at lunchtime. Bring something along for our shared lunch.

TALK: Comb honey production: different methods, advice, warnings & tips.

Wednesday evening talks are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

• 11:00am Hive opening

• Noon Lunch

• 12:30pm Talks:

• Hive records

• Smokers & smoking

• Preparing for the honey flow

• Queen marking

• AFB compliance

• Q&A
  
  Monthly Field days are held on the second Saturday of each month.  We provide tea and coffee at lunchtime. Bring something along for our shared lunch.

TALK: Swarms & swarming.

Wednesday evening talks are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

• 11:00am Hive opening

• Noon Lunch

• 12:30pm Talks:

• Swarm collecting tips & etiquette

• Swarm collecting tools

• Spring build up and management

• Varroa treatments

• Spring splits

• Q&A
  
  Monthly Field days are held on the second Saturday of each month.  We provide tea and coffee at lunchtime. Bring something along for our shared lunch.

Bee diseases and varroa with Kim Knjieber

• 11:00am Hive opening

• Noon Lunch

• 12:30pm Talks

• Spring prep

• Feeding choices

• Spring requeening

• Brood comb: tips on cycling out old comb and introducing new frames

• Q&A
  
  Monthly Field days are held on the second Saturday of each month.  We provide tea and coffee at lunchtime. Bring something along for our shared lunch.