June-July 2025 Issue
Presidents Report June – July 2025
There is lots happening at ABA.
New ABA Secretary: Clement Gribble from the Sydney Bee Club.
New ABA Logo.
New Membership Year
New Swarm System.
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Are You Ready for Winter?
As the foraging season winds down and floral resources diminish, members of ABA affiliated clubs must prepare their colonies for the cooler, leaner months ahead. Preparing hives for winter is one of the most important practices of the beekeeping calendar - whether you’re on the South Coast of New South Wales, the highlands of Canberra, or the subtropical north of Queensland. The fundamentals are the same: Read More:
Membership 2025/26
The new membership year will start soon and you will receive a renewal notice in the next few days with a link to renew your membership.
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Honey Cake Recipe with Honey Syrup
Try this exceptional Honey Cake recipe with honey syryp. Just the thing for winter deserts!
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Small Hive Beetle Quizz
To see how much you know, or to polish up your knowledge of SHB, take our quiz. Is each statement true or false?
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BEETRICE
EDWINA SMITH
Beetrice is all abuzz
A busy buzzing bee
Busy as a bee can be
Her home inside a tree
Shall we look and see
What she really does?
Introducing Bayside Beekeepers
As a result of the encouragement of members who had experience of the Amateur Beekeepers of Australia, Bayside Beekeepers Association, in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, has decided to join the ABA so that all members can enjoy the additional benefits offered by the ABA.
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Do You Want to Participate in Creating Varroa Resistant Bees?
Read this article by the Secretary of the Australian Queen Bee Breeders Association (AQBBA), Peter Czeti to learn how Aussie queen breeders aim to shorten the time it takes to produce varroa resistant bees. If you or your club want to participate, email biosecurity@beekeepers.asn.au
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Queensland sees its first detections of Varroa destructor
On 3 March 2025, Varroa destructor was confirmed in a recreational apiary in the Lockyer Valley. Since this time, multiple apiary sites in the Lockyer Valley Regional, Somerset Regional and Brisbane City Council areas have reported varroa mite. To date, no exotic bee pests or viruses have been found.
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