Thursday 23rd April 2015
25 people attended an information session presented by Ross Stewart and Ken Evans, members of the
Sunshine Coast Amateur Beekeepers Group along with Dale Ihle, a member of the Stanley Rivers Branch
of the Qld Beekeepers Association
Live bees could be seen on frames from the hive in the double observation hive brought to the Library by Ross.
He also spoke about
The components of a bee hive
The workings of a bee hive
Pests and diseases of honey bees
Information on how to join the Sunshine Coast
Beekeepers Group to learn more about bees.
Bottles of honey were on display that were later
available for purchase.
All those attending found the information very
interesting with several keen to investigate further the
possibilities of a new hobby - in beekeeping.
(Sub-Branch of the Qld Beekeepers Association Inc)
http://members.dodo.com.au/~mervwr1/
President: Bert Livingstone
Phone: 07 5445 4933
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Charles du Toit
Phone: 07 5450 0218
Email: [email protected]
Group meets: Last Saturday morning of each month at members’ homes
Secretary: Charles Ihle
Phone: 07 5496 9387
0437 333 040
Secretary of Qld Beekeepers Assoc:
Elise Whittaker
Phone: 07 3466 3542
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]