Interactive Beekeeping Zoom Forums:
- Saturdays (10:30am to12:00 pm AEDT)
- 9th November, 11th January.
- Recordings of most presentations are available to members on the Club's YouTube channel.
Zoom Evening Meetings (7:30 to 9:00 pm AEST)
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- Tuesday 20th August Monthly Meeting
- “City Buzz vs. Suburban Serenity: The Impact of Urbanisation on the Behaviour of Native Bees and Hoverflies " by Aislinn Primmer from the Integrative Cognition, Ecology and Bio-inspiration (ICEB) Research Group at Monash University Melbourne.
- "Floral visitation in the face of climate change: a collaborative study of native bees with Yolŋu First Nations of NE Arnhem Land" by Clancy Lester, Master of Bioscience student at the University of Melbourne.
- "Preparing for Varroa" by Barry Cooper.
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- These presentations have now been delivered and their recordings are now available to members on the Club's YouTube channel.
- Tuesday 15th October Monthly Meeting (7:30 to 9:00pm)
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- "The Bee Biome" by Bob Owen, author of the "Australian Beekeeping Manuel".
- Assessing the spread of Varroa mite in Australia: Lessons from New Zealand by Jay Iwasaki, Biosciences School, University of Melbourne
- These presentations have now been delivered and their recordings will soon be available to members on the Club's YouTubeTube channel.
- In-Person Events:
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- 20th November (6:45 to 9:15pm) at a Community Hotel
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- New Zealand Honeydew Honey by Sarsha Manuel
- Local honey production by Viv and George Fox.
- Two-queen swarm control by Peter Lewis.
- Sunday 1st December (2:00 to 4:00pm)
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- Central Melbourne Garden Picnic with practical beekeeping demonstrations.