Boroondara Bee Series

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Boroondara Bee Series

Honey bees and Australia’s native bees play a critical role in our environment. They pollinate many of the crops we eat and without them, we can grow less food. Life is getting harder for our bees, with climate change, loss of natural habitat, intensive farming practices, chemical use, parasites and diseases all impacting on global bee numbers.

Fortunately there are things we can do to help! Attending one or more of our three August bee workshops could be a great way for you to start. This series will take you into the fascinating world of bees. You will learn about the importance of bees, how to identify different species, the needs of different types of bees, how to create habitat for them in your own backyard, and how to set up and manage your own honeybee hive and produce your own honey.

Invite family and friends and book into one, two, or all three workshops!

Please note: If COVID restrictions do not allow these events to run face to face, they will either be delivered online or will be postponed to a later date.
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Attracting pollinators to your garden

Your garden is an important link in supporting native bees and local pollinators. Join Katrina Forstner from Buzz and Dig to explore the fascinating world of our beautiful native bees. Learn why native bees are so important and find out how to create your own bee-friendly garden.

Katrina will talk you through identifying native bees, landscaping for bees, pesticide use, the best native plants, and how to make your own bee hotels and bee seed bombs. She will also talk about how native bees and honey bees can peacefully co-exist.

Come along for your chance to win a native bee hotel for your backyard.

When: Thursday 5 August from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Where: Camberwell
Bookings for this workshop are essential
Bee keeping for beginners

Bees play an important role in ensuring our food security - and your backyard can too. In this workshop, Jane Dyer from Backyard Honey will talk about what’s involved in establishing a honeybee hive in an urban backyard and producing your own honey.

You will learn about choice of bee species, colony dynamics, hive placement, equipment required, and will learn about your role as a beekeeper.

Come along to see the live honey bee display, participate in yummy raw honey tasting, and have a chance to win a copy of The Contented Bee book.

Although this is a stand-alone workshop, we recommend also attending our ‘Beekeeping - beyond the basics’ workshop.

When: Thursday 12 August from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Where: Camberwell
Bookings for this workshop are essential
 
 
 
Advanced beekeeping

In this final workshop in our bee series, Jane Dyer from Backyard Honey will talk you through how to manage your beehive for success. You will learn about seasons in the beehive, Requeening, pest control and harvesting your honey.

Come along and see the Langstroth ‘education hive’, participate in yummy raw honey tasting, and have a chance to win a copy of The Contented Bee book.

Although this is a stand-alone workshop, we recommend also attending our ‘Beekeeping for beginners’ workshop.

When: Thursday 19 August from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Where: Camberwell
The Living for our Future program is a sustainable living initiative of the
City of Boroondara
 
Find out how we are working to improve our City's environmental sustainability, the services and programs we offer and the ways you can be involved by visiting our sustainability pages.