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• ANBA Rockhampton branch May meeting

  • When
    3 May 2025
  •  
    09:00 - 11:00
  • Location
    Rockhampton Botanical Gardens Kiosk, 100 Spencer Street, West Rockhampton

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  VENUE:             Rockhampton Botanical Gardens Kiosk, 100 Spencer Street West Rockhampton

  Seating area on level two [up the back of the kiosk near Japanese gardens]

  [look for the ANBA Rocky banners]

   

  PARKING:         Best option is to park in the carpark off Phyllis St at the entrance to the Japanese

  Gardens, as it is closer to the meeting area. Saturday mornings are busy with the park run from 7am, so parking out the front of the kiosk or the zoo may be limited; however, most cars are gone by 9am.

   

  AGENDA:          Preparation for Rocky Ag show stand / native bee honey competition

  General business

                            Member-led discussions and demonstrations, e.g. bee hive health reports

   

  Bring your own chair, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent & water bottle.

  And … any items of interest such as hives, equipment, ideas or questions.

   

  Please bring a small plate of finger food to share if possible. Tea & coffee is provided and the kiosk is open.

   

  Partners of financial members are very welcome to attend the meetings.

   

  Contact me to confirm attendance, add an agenda item or send an apology, [email anbarockhampton@gmail.com;  mobile 0401249461].

   

  See you all then.

  Marg [Branch Secretary, on behalf of Lloyd, Chairperson]

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• Coffs Harbour May 2025 Meeting

  • When
    10 May 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    North Coast Regional Botanic Garden
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  At this meeting we will be discussing all things to do with native bee honey.

  Cassandra (one of our members) won the Native Bee Honey section at the 2024 Royal Easter Show in Sydney. She has also undertaken the training needed to judge honey at Agricultural shows. Cassandra will share her experiences both as a judge and as an entrant.

  We will also have the chance to taste some native bee honey.

  The Bellingen Show on the 24th and 25th of May has announced a brand new Native Bee Honey competition.  For those who have harvested honey, this is your opportunity to enter and showcase your produce.

  We recommend that you re-read chapter 12 of Tim Heard's book before the meeting.  

  Location: North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, cnr Hardacre St and Coffs St, Coffs Harbour - we will meet at the tables inside the entrance

  Date: Saturday 10th May 

  Time: 10am

  Cost: Members free, Non-members $5

  Please register so we can keep you updated with meeting details, also to make it quicker for you to sign in when you arrive.

  Contact Elaine 0421 041 269 or elaine.bean77@gmail.com.

  General enquiries coffs.anba@gmail.com.

  We look forward to seeing you there!

  
  

  
  

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• World Bee Day 2025 - Current Native Bee Research talk by Dr Ros Gloag and Native Bee Exhibit at the Chau Chak Wing Museum

  • When
    10 May 2025
  •  
    13:00 - 14:00
  • Location
    Chau Chak Wing Museum, University Pl, Camperdown NSW 2050

  World Bee Day 2025!

  Learn more about Australia’s native bees and why they are essential to our ecosystem and agriculture with one of Australia’s leading bee researchers.
  

  At our World Bee Day Sydney branch meeting on Saturday 10th of May, Dr Ros Gloag will present a talk about the current research on native bees that is happening at the University of Sydney, 'Bee Lab'.  https://bee-lab.sydney.edu.au/

  Australia has remarkable native bee fauna, with a large number of endemic species. Among those are the incredible stingless bees: native social bees that live in colonies of tens of thousands of workers and produce honey, similar to European honey bees. In this talk Dr Ros Gloag will give an overview of Australia’s native bees and why they are important to our ecosystems and our agriculture. Ros will also talk about new research on our native stingless bees that is shedding light on their remarkable behaviours and ecology.

  The Chau Chak Wing Museum has kindly agreed to host our World Bee Day event and will also be arranging some special displays of native bees from the museums collection.  Visitors are also able to freely explore the museum before and after the talk. https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-on/talks-and-events/australias-amazing-stingless-bees.html

  

  About our speaker

  Dr Gloag is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Life and Environmental Science at The University of Sydney. Her research expertise is the ecology and evolution of bees, including Australia’s native stingless bees.

  

  This event is free to attend! 

  We may be able to Livestream the talk, we will keep you posted whether this is going ahead.

  The talk will start at 1pm and finish at 2pm. 

  
  

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• St Ives Show

  • Start
    17 May 2025
  •  
    09:00
  • End
    18 May 2025
  •  
    17:00
  • Location
    St Ives Showground. 450 Mona Vale Road, St Ives, NSW 2075

  The Australian Native Bee Association, Sydney Branch will have a display stall again at the St Ives Show this year. 

  The St Ives Show has been running for over 100 years. The event is presented by the Northern Suburbs Agricultural Society and showcases the best in local arts, crafts, horses, apiculture, cooking, photography and more!

  ANBA members are invited to volunteer to help man our informative stall, or visit the stall over the weekend to meet other members, taste some stingless bee honey and chat about our native bees.

  If you are available to volunteer please contact Adam on 0491 102 267.

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