illawarra beekeepers

About Emmanuel

Emmanuel has been beekeeping since 2013 and is an active member of the Illawarra Branch of the ABA. He has his own backyard apiary in Sydney's inner west, collects swarms, runs a small website to promote awareness of bees in our environment at saveourbees.com.au and helps with the iT related tasks of our branch.

Feeding Bees with Bruce White

Feeding Bees with Bruce White

By Emmanuel|2020-05-22T14:32:45+10:00May 22nd, 2020|Education, video tutorial|

Bruce White guides us through a step by step tutorial on Feeding Bees. Watch the video Now!

Wintering Bees with Bruce White

Wintering Bees with Bruce White

By Emmanuel|2020-05-08T17:31:36+10:00May 8th, 2020|Education, video tutorial|

Bruce White guides us through a step by step tutorial on Wintering Bees. Watch the video Now!

Beekeeping during COVID-19: Advice from the DPi

Beekeeping during COVID-19: Advice from the DPi

By Emmanuel|2020-04-16T17:13:30+10:00April 16th, 2020|beekeeping tips, Education|

Given how many beekeepers are probably asking "can I travel to inspect my bees", we thought it would be a good idea to publish this. The following information was taken from a recent newsletter distributed by the DPi.

ALL EVENTS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

ALL EVENTS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

By Emmanuel|2020-03-23T17:05:09+11:00March 23rd, 2020|Events|

ALL EVENTS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

CANCELLED-2020 Open Day Sat 2nd May

CANCELLED-2020 Open Day Sat 2nd May

By Emmanuel|2020-03-23T16:42:03+11:00February 24th, 2020|Events|

Our annual Open day has CANCELLED. If we are able to reschedule this later in the year, we will keep you noitified.

Happy New Year: 2020 The Year Ahead

Happy New Year: 2020 The Year Ahead

By Emmanuel|2020-02-11T17:01:16+11:00February 11th, 2020|field day|

2020 The Year Ahead. We have listed lots of upcoming events for 2020. Read all about them now.

Jasmine Tea Mead Recipe

Jasmine Tea Mead Recipe

By Emmanuel|2019-11-12T18:39:09+11:00November 12th, 2019|Education, mead, recipe|

This mead took out 1st place at the NSW Home-brew Championships in 2018. It’s really simple, so give it a go with OBH!

Spring Management Field Day September 2019

Spring Management Field Day September 2019

By Emmanuel|2019-10-05T21:48:18+10:00October 5th, 2019|Education, field day, video tutorial|

Spring Management of a Honey Bee Hive. This video was recorded live at our 2019 September field day with Penny Downy

Upcoming Field Day 29th September 2019

Upcoming Field Day 29th September 2019

By Emmanuel|2019-09-24T16:19:16+10:00September 24th, 2019|field day|

At our September field day,we will feature Spring management, adding supers, splitting a hive, replacing a queen.

Bruce White: Queen Spotting & Re-Queening

Bruce White: Queen Spotting & Re-Queening

By Emmanuel|2019-10-05T08:44:38+10:00September 13th, 2019|Education, field day, video tutorial|

At our August field day, Bruce White kindly guided us through the complex task of Queen Spotting & Re-Queening. Watch the video Now!

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