Sweet Remedies & Healing Herbal Honeys ft Penny Downy Penny is the President of the Illawarra Beekeepers and has helped run training courses and a very successful school holiday program. A live video demo from the ABA Field Day 2019.
It's pollinator week! Our club member and beekeeper, Duncan McLeod (from Dunc's Honey) presents his experience in Crop Pollination.
Dr Tim Heard is an entomologist with a long-term stingless bee keeper and promoter of native bees for pollination, education and conservation. A live video demo from the ABA Field Day 2019.
illawarra beekeepers LiveStream 10.10.2020 Swarm Prevention & Control. Followed by a Q&A session hosted by club President, Penny and Bruce White.
Splitting a Beehive (The Beehive as a Factory) ft Len Verrenkamp. Len guides us through the methods in splitting a beehive in this live demo. This is a live recording from the ABA Field Day 2019.
How to Catch A Bee Swarm ft Bruce White. This is a live recording from the ABA Field Day 2019. Bruce explains the theory behind why and how bees swarm and demonstrated the best methods to catch a swarm.
In this video, Michael talks about infrared cameras and what information can be obtained from their use. Also covered is weighing your hives and what this tells us to help manage your bee hives better. The use of the Broodminder system is also covered here in great detail.
Learn how to prevent swarming of bees. Swarming is the natural process of bees increasing in numbers. The aim of this video is to show you how to manage your colonies to control and prevent swarming. Swarming is not desirable as you risk losing up to half the colony bees, and with possible nuisance bee implications. Always be observant and only interchange disease free material and healthy bees between colonies.
Moving Beehives Learn 5 Easy Methods [the right way]. Over short or long distances, Bruce White guides with important techniques often forgotten including chocking frames, obstructing the entrance, and using a top screen to ensure proper ventilation.
Rendering beeswax the easy way. No need for a wax melter, or a specially modified urn. Just a few things almost everyone would have in their house is all that's needed. It's ideal for the amateur beekeeper with only 1 or 2 hives and it's easy enough for almost anyone to do
