Geelong Beekeepers Club Inc.

27/10/2025

📣Australian beekeeping industry now has a revised Biosecurity Code of Practice and Biosecurity for Beekeepers Manual to include the presence of Varroa mite.
We encourage all beekeepers to view the new "Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice Version 2.1 September 2025" from AHBIC's website.

https://honeybee.org.au/biosecurity/

Queensland Beekeepers' Association Inc NSW Apiarists' Association Inc. Victorian Apiarists' Association Central Victorian Apiarists Association Tasmanian Beekeepers Association South Australian Apiarist Association - SAAA BICWA Australian Queen Bee Breeders Association Crop Pollination Association Amateur Beekeepers Australia

29/09/2025

Congratulations Simon! What an incredible achievement—winning GOLD at Apimondia

26/09/2025

07/06/2025

https://events.humanitix.com/geelong-varroa-management-training-workshop-8rwxqddn?hxchl=mkt-sch&_gl=1*kgc95z*_gcl_au*NTQzMDI4MTYwLjE3NDU4MzI0NTc.*_ga*OTg5NTA4NTI4LjE3NDU4MzI0NTg.*_ga_LHKW5FR9N6*czE3NDkyODM1NzQkbzMkZzEkdDE3NDkyODM2MjYkajgkbDAkaDA.

🐝 Calling all beekeepers! 🐝

Join us for a FREE one-day workshop where you'll gain essential knowledge on managing Varroa mites in your hives! 🏡🐝

📅 Date: Saturday, July 5 🕘 Time: 9 AM - 3 PM AEST 📍 Location: Shell Club, Corio, VIC 🍽️ Morning tea & lunch provided (dietary requirements accommodated where possible!)

🌿 What you'll learn: ✅ Understanding Varroa mite and its impacts ✅ Monitoring & treatment thresholds ✅ Integrated pest management techniques ✅ Chemical & organic treatment options ✅ Brood location, frame rotation & hive management ✅ Best practice record-keeping

👨‍🏫 Expert trainers: Peter Gatehouse, Scott Denno & Andrew Wooton

📢 Registration is required – seats are limited! If you've attended a previous workshop, please allow space for new beekeepers.

Help protect our bees! 🐝💛 Share this with fellow beekeepers and tag your friends!

25/02/2025

In partnership with Geelong Regional Libraries as part of their Nature, Nurture and Nourish series, the Geelong Beekeepers Club is providing three information sessions on beekeeping. If you're new to beekeeping or interested to find out more, session details are included below.

06/02/2025

29/08/2024

🚨🐝 We are continuing surveillance following the detection of varroa mite in a beehive near Mildura.

During National Biosecurity Week, we are urging beekeepers to remain vigilant and check their hives regularly.
Call the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881 if you see or suspect Varroa mite.

For more information, visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/varroa

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26/08/2024

If you missed the Geelong workshop, there are still places available this weekend at Colac. These workshops provide essential information about managing varroa mites to help you be prepared.

Colac and district beekeepers are invited to a Varroa Management Training Workshop this Saturday, 31 August.
This workshop is FREE and will cover monitoring and threshold surveillance actions, integrated pest management techniques, record-keeping, chemical and organic treatment options and much more.
Registrations are essential as numbers are strictly limited.
Secure your spot at: https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/varroa-management-training
All workshops will be delivered by the National Varroa Mite Management Program.
Urban Plant Health Network Australian Honey Bee Industry Council Geelong Beekeepers Club Inc.

10/08/2024

National Varroa Mite Management Program - Varroa Mite Management Training held today in Geelong. The program was delivered by Varroa Development Officers (VDO) Peter Gatehouse, Scott Denno and Tony Wilsmore, Daniel from DPI NSW Biosecurity, VDO's Kris Fricke and Ashton Edgley.

07/08/2024

Reminder to all Beekeepers, Geelong Beekeepers Club Forum, FREE varroa mite training this Saturday.

Register your attendance, places are filling fast.

Look forward to seeing you there.

NSW Varroa Management Training