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Auckland Bee Club Xmas BBQ 2012

Auckland Bee Club Xmas BBQ 2012

Over the weekend we attended the Auckland Bee Club Xmas BBQ, I am no longer on the committee, so we went along just as members. Here is what we discovered on the day…

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The Kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast #2 – Auckland Bee club’s 65th Anniversary

This podcast is a recording of two of the speakers at Saturdays Auckland bee club‘s 65th Anniversary. The speakers were Ted Legget and Allan Holland.

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Sixty five years of Auckland Beekeeping

Today was the day the Auckland Bee clubs celebrated its 65th anniversary. The committee has been very busy arranging all aspects of the day, including a honey show and guest speakers. The weather was pretty good, but the event was … Continue reading

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Misconceptions at the Waitemata Home and Garden show

I went along to the Waitemata Home and Garden show today to help out on the Auckland Bee Club stand. I was joined by Andrew and Anahera, we had a great day with some laughs along the way. Andrew really … Continue reading

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Went along to the Auckland bee club

Wow what a great day in Auckland today and wow what a great turn out of new and existing members at the bee club. I gave a presentation about how to merge two hives together using the newspaper method. Have … Continue reading

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Auckland Bee Club Xmas BBQ 2011

Went along to the Auckland bee-club Xmas barbecue this morning. It was a great collection of old and new members. Got to met two of the old presidents of the bee club, Tom and Ian. We heard some great stories … Continue reading

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Auckland Bee Club and New Bees

Today I went along to the Mid Month Auckland Bee Club meeting, the discussion was based on swarms, which was run by Dennis a very experienced bee-keeper. These mid monthly meetings are more about getting together with like-minded people, that … Continue reading

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Went along to the Auckland bee club meeting

The sun was out so it was a good day to attend the first bee club meeting of the weekend. The first part of the meeting was part of the yearly AGM, a new vice president and some other club … Continue reading

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Queen of the Sun movie review

We went along tonight to the Academy cinema on Lorne Street in Auckland city to attend the premiere of Queen of the Sun. The young Greens organised a fund-raising night for the upcoming election campaign. It was good to meet … Continue reading

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Stuff.co.nz – Town hall the bee’s knees

An article about Kim’s Bees at Auckland’s Town Hall on the stuff.co.nz web site, good work Kim great to see someone promoting Urban Beekeeping in Auckland. BUSY BEES: Auckland Beekeepers Club president Kim Kneijber checking the two sentinel hives under … Continue reading

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