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  • Calendar
    • 2025 Calendar Meeting Dates & Subjects
    • BEEKEEPING COURSES 2025
  • Resources / Newsletters
    • Inside the Beehive Booklet
    • Club Services
    • Recommended Reading & Instructional Video
    • Speaker Video Archives
  • Info / M'ship
    • Membership / New Beekeepers >
      • Membership
      • Reading for New Beekeepers
    • Honey Bee Health & BioSecurity
    • Starting up
    • Winter Jobs
    • The Rewards
    • The Pain
  • Beekeeping Clubs in Victoria
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Winter Jobs for ​The Beekeeper

What can we be doing in winter

Now that the hives are packed down?

​from Keeping Backyard Bees
When the cold weather has arrived and the bees have been prepped and tucked into their hives for the winter it's time to get busy! Even though beekeepers are hands-off in the winter, it doesn’t mean that they stop their beekeeping activities. To the contrary, there are plenty of activities for beekeepers that keep them busy during the next few months.
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Repairs

​Repair and replace old hives. This is a great time to repair & paint/repaint honey supers, build new boxes  and replace worn frames and/or foundation. It’s also time to assemble new hives.
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Prepare for Hive Splits

Prepare for spring splits. Most hives that come out of winter with strong numbers should be split. This will help to prevent swarming. Learn how to make splits and what equipment is necessary.
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Build a Swarm Box

Losing half of your bees when they swarm is a real pain in the neck.
You can build a swarm box and set it up  in a tree near your hive/s.
Be ready to catch a swarm this spring with this fun project.
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Site updated 30th Jan 2025
Contact Us
Location
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St Peters Anglican Church Hall,
Cnr McCartin & Bruce Sts
Leongatha VIC
Committee 2024-2025
​President: Andy Teitge - email - 
0437 035 558
VP Bron Barton - email - 0433 035 143
Secretary: Anna Jones - email - 0411 770 062
​Treasurer: Jackie Checkley - email - 0428 515 396
Swarm Coordinator John Riske - 0421 107 951

Club Meetings
2nd Thursday of the Month @ 7.30pm 
​with Beginner's Group at 7pm