We went along to the Auckland Bee Club to hear about Queens and the start of the swarming season in Auckland.
Auckland Bee Club Meetup – Swarming Season
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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…
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.
PUBLIC MEETING – AK Councils Long Term Plan
You may have heard of the councils plan try to push through a consent fee for keeping bees within Auckland City. This fee is planned to be $190 per year. The Auckland Bee club have organised a public meeting for all concerned bee-keepers and lovers of bees to discuss the best way to prevent this[…]Read More
Mouldy bee tongues? – KM019
Join us for our nineteenth podcast. This week we are talking about Mouldy bee tongues, Natural Beekeeping and Buzzy Bee.
Bees – Tales from the Hive
A great bee documentary called “Tales from the Hives”, fantastic work indeed.
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 should write a book with some of his stories :). It was interesting to talk[…]Read More
Beepeeping in Auckland to cost $190???
This was spotted by Kerry from the Auckland bee Club:- The Auckland Council draft plan has this in section 5.7 Schedule of changes to regulatory fees and charges. Page 146 – Category Other (iii) keeping of bees (consent fee) $190
Buzzy Bee visits the Auckland Bee Club Honey Show
Our thoughts about the Auckland Bee Clubs Annual Honey Show and field day. With Guest speaker Murray Reid and a visit from Buzzy Bee.
The Kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast #3 – Barbecue Sauce?
The third Beekeeping Podcast podcast from the team at Kiwimana. We discuss Hot Barbecue Sauce, 65th Anniversaries and Save the Bee stop the fee.
Save the Bees – Stop the Fee – UPDATE
Here are our thoughts after attending the Auckland Council hearings, held at the beautiful Auckland Town Hall, on the Auckland Council Draft – Long Term Plan. Introduction It was good to see a lot of other bee-keepers today at the meeting, and as we found out it was one of many hearings held by the Auckland Council across the[…]Read More
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 about the history of the club and that Sir Ed Hillary used to come to[…]Read More