Beginner's corner

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Library

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Equipment hire

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Visit a beekeeper

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Monthly meetings

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Mentors

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Swarm info

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Beekeepers ​assistance

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MONTHLY ​MEETINGS

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Demonstrations - Specialist Speakers - Visiting Guest Speakers - Q & A Sessions - Practical Sessions
​Beginners are generously catered for with much care given to their questions and general needs.
​Each meeting is followed by a cuppa and a chat with other beekeepers. Supper time can be a great time for catching up with how others are dealing with seasonal issues or anything that you may have been unable to ask during the meeting.

BEGINNER'S CORNER

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Takes place prior to each monthly meeting from 7pm - 7.30pm
​This is held in the front foyer of the church and is a time for beginner's to bring their questions and problems. 
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EQUIPMENT HIRE

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2 day rentals available:
​Package: De-capping knife, plastic tubs, extractor & strainer $20​. 
Wax Crusher now available for hire. $10
Contact Jackie on 0428 515396
Pick-up and drop off from Ruby or Club meeting
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DO YOU HAVE ​AN
UNWANTED SWARM OF BEES?

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Do you have a problem with an unwanted Swarm of Bees in the South Gippsland area? If at all possible we try to collect swarms and re-settle them into new hives.
Club Swarm Co-Ordinator: John Riske ...  0421 107 951
This service is free of charge but may incur traveling costs. 
(Beekeepers are reminded that it is their responsibility to do their best to a prevent swarming & collect swarms from their hives)​

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COLLECT A
​SWARM?

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Going on to the SGB Swarm List in order to collect a swarm can be a cheap way to increase the number of your hives
You will need to be available to collect the swarm and be prepared with the appropriate equipment in this event.
​Please contact John Riske ... 0421 107 951  if you wish to be put on the swarm-list.​
John will contact you when a swarm becomes available and you can let him know if you need help to collect the swarm.
If you want to be taken off the list please let John know so that he can remove your name and give the swarm to the next person on the list. Also if you need help obtaining the swarm, just ask and John will put the word out and a member near you can assist. 
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SGB CLUB ​LIBRARY

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Club members have access to a number of books & magazines available for loan from our club library on meeting nights.
Subjects are wide and varied and include beginner and experienced beekeeping topics.
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VISIT A LOCAL ​BEEKEEPER
PROGRAM

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All club members will receive and email to let them know the dates and locations of upcoming field days with experienced beekeepers. If you would like to participate in this program and attend one of the field days simply follow the instructions in the email.
​Space is limited as only 3-4 can be taken for each session. These dates are usually rather short notice as a reasonably accurate weather forecast must be available for the dates selected. 
For information please email: subject, Visit a Local Beekeeper
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MENTORING ​PROGRAM

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We are lucky enough at the club, to have a number of very experienced amateur and professional beekeepers with many years of experience between them all. Beekeeping is often a multi-generational hobby/business also. A number of these people have made themselves available for the Mentor's List which is available to club members upon request. This allows members to ring mentors when they have urgent or complicated beekeeping problems or questions which cannot wait until the next meeting or an email response. 
MENTOR'S LIST pdf

​NEWSLETTER

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An email newsletter is sent out to all SGB members several times during there year. 
The newsletter is a mixture of seasonal floral information, bee related articles from numerous publications, book reviews, members stories and beekeeping experience, calendar info and lots of lovely photographs.
For info or submissions please email: subject SGB Newsletter

BEEKEEPERS ​ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM

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The club can offer temporary assistance to members who may not be able to look after their hives due to illness or injury. We really do care about all bees!
Club members can be organised to check on hives, move frames or boxes and even honey extraction if the beekeeper is unable to manage this themselves.
To access this service please contact the secretary via email 

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