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.

2020 Open Day Sat 2nd May Don’t Miss It

2020 Open Day Sat 2nd May Don’t Miss It

By Emmanuel|2020-02-24T18:53:04+11:00February 24th, 2020|Community, Events|

Our annual Open day has been announced. Get all the details here plus the poster to download and print. Remember gates open 9am to 3pm

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!

Swarm Prevention and Queen Spotting with Bruce White: Field Day 25 August 2019

Swarm Prevention and Queen Spotting with Bruce White: Field Day 25 August 2019

By Emmanuel|2019-09-13T09:30:19+10:00August 21st, 2019|Education, field day|

With the spring sunshine fast approaching it’s time to have a look inside your hives.

New 2019 Beekeeping for Beginners Course Dates Announced

New 2019 Beekeeping for Beginners Course Dates Announced

By Emmanuel|2019-07-30T08:22:49+10:00July 30th, 2019|Beekeeping, Education, Events|

Two new course dates of Beekeeping for Beginners have been announced for 2019

Remaining Schedule for 2019 Announced

Remaining Schedule for 2019 Announced

By Emmanuel|2019-07-24T14:39:48+10:00July 24th, 2019|field day, night meeting|

The committee has finalised the remaining schedule and dates for the 2019 meetings including field days, night meetings, and the end of year Christmas party.

Next Mead Meeting THUS 18th July 2019 ft. Joel Robinson

Next Mead Meeting THUS 18th July 2019 ft. Joel Robinson

By Emmanuel|2019-07-03T16:48:40+10:00July 3rd, 2019|mead|

Our bi-monthly MEAD meetings this month with feature Joel Robinson on THUS 18th July 2019

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