So far, the season has been warm but also quite dry, we also haven’t had much honey flow in much of the region. Hopefully we can get a good fall of rain soon and this will help improve things.
The club apiary is going well with our Warre hive being recently installed with bees. I look forward to many more field days there giving members the chance to experience a good variety of hive types.
The ABAs AGM was held at Mittagong RSL. There were some great speakers on very interesting topics. Hawkesbury branch won the Col Pulling Competition and Nepean Branch won the Bruce White Shield. The event went well and was appreciated by the other clubs.
Varroa is slowly moving towards us. It is important to have your management plans ready, so you know what to do once it does get here. It is also important to continue check for other pests and diseases; they are still very much present.