Bookings for all of our courses for 2026 are now open on the Training page.
We also have a couple of events with bookings or RSVPs available on the Events page - the next Winter Workshop on 25 July is dedicated to hive maintenance, and we have our first visit to members' hives in September.
There will be one more Winter Workshop in August (making more wax products) before regular apiary days start again in September.
For the monthly meeting this Wednesday VP Charlie will present "Flower power, and no bad bees". The talk provides a brief introduction to pollination biology as background to Australia's recently released National Pollination Strategy and the impact of varroa, and addresses the coexistence of European honey bees and our native bees, with suggestions for how we can keep bees responsibly.
Martina will also present the swarm log data from last year's bumper season. If you caught/had a swarm and haven't yet logged it, you can do so by emailing cbrbeecollective@gmail.com or visiting https://www.cbrbc.com.au/swarmlog
We'll once again have tea and bickies as we minhgle after the talks, and the library will be open for loans.
See you there!
We're continuing to work on the website:
Alan is adding the archive of his Bee Buzz Box blog posts on the News page, and has added his April blog
We've added more events on the Events page, including details of our next monthly guest speaker and our first planned CRB members' hive tour
We've added a chat group to coordinate our presence at next year's Royal Canberra Show
We're building the training page - registration isn't open yet, but you can start to see when courses will run
We're working on the equipment list - we're just cleaning up the custodian and contact details before finalising it.
Wondering what's happening in your hive? Want to share your recent experience? Want to bounce your ideas off fellow Canberra beeks? This is the chat group for you.
