The cold weather is at our doors, with Anzac Day commonly considered to be the cutoff date for beekeeping in the region it is important to finalise preparations for wintering your hives very soon.
Take honey off. Pack down your hives and get your varroa tests done asap if you have not already. April is Bee Pest Blitz month so do not forget to check for other pests and diseases, particularly AFB. They are still around.
Coming we have Daniel from the DPI coming to talk to us this month about the sentinel hive program that the club will take part in and of course varroa generally.
Hopefully, we can have a nice mild winter and a better more consistent honey flow next season.