Apiary Code of Practice http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/media/591879/apiary-code-of-practice.pdf
Apiary Inspection Record WBFS Apiary Inspection Record (Updated Paul Green)
Swarm Collection Register Form WBFS Swarm Collection Register
REGISTRATION, CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Agriculture Victoria Registration as a Beekeeper
http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/agriculture-and-food/livestock/honey-bees
Code of Practice and national Bee Biosecurity Program
http://honeybee.org.au/programs/code-of-practice-and-national-bee-biosecurity-program/
Victorian Apiarists’ Association
http://www.vicbeekeepers.com.au/
Perm-apiculture: the natural beekeeping group
http://www.naturalbeekeeping.org.au/
Australian Bee Keeping Network
http://www.aussieapiaristsonline.net/
CFA Guidance for Beekeepers during Fire Danger Period and Total Fire Ban days
BEE FRIENDLY PLANTING GUIDES
Bee Friendly: A planting guide for European honeybees and Australian native pollinators (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation)
Either purchase the book ($60) or download the pdf for free. https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/items/12-014
Flora of the Macedon Ranges - Guide Book
Planting to attract native and honeybees
List of crop plants pollinated by bees
Bee friendly plant guide free download https://www.agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/12-014.pdf
Plant ideas for Melbourne http://blog.flowersacrossmelbourne.com.au/flowers-for-bees/
Attracting bees to your garden https://www.valleybees.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ATTRACT-BEES-by-valley-bees.pdf
Tim Cameron on Identifying Eucalypts in the Macedon Ranges Presentation Download
WARRE BEEHIVES
Nadiring Warre Hives (YouTube)
Plans for the construction of a Warre roof for a Langstroth hive
David Heaf’s Warre Beekeeping pages
APIS MELLIFERA IN THE MACEDON RANGES & AUSTRALIA
Apis Mellifera in the Macedon Ranges
Australian Pollinator Week http://beesbusiness.com.au/pollweekmain.html
Australian Pollinator Count https://wildpollinatorcount.com/
Australian Bee Sightings http://www.bowerbird.org.au/projects/2/sightings
Atlas of Living Australia https://biocache.ala.org.au/explore/your-area
WBFS Newsletter Downloadable Infographics
Pollen 101 Pollen Basics
Pollen 201 Pollen and Bee Nutrition
BEEKEEPING BASICS
Beekeeping Basics: Equipment For Beginners (YouTube)
Beekeeping Basics: Getting Started (YouTube)
Beekeeping: Making a split – part 1 (YouTube)
Beekeeping: Making a split – part 2 (YouTube)
How to clean your frames of wax (YouTube FatBeeMan)
Feeding honey bee colonies to prevent starvation (DEPI)
Extracting honey on the cheap (YouTube FatBeeMan)
Winter Pack Down Procedure Notes - Jim Samson
Hints about smokers (Warwick Bone)
Start a small fire in the smoker with paper, I find pages of old Phone Directories to be best. Finally, a use for phone directories. Then add a small amount of fuel and keep building it up and cramming it in. You want cool smoke, hence the extra mass to cool things down as the smoke passes through. Pine needles burn hotter than bark, good for starting and then add bark. If you use all pine needles then add a wad of green grass on the top which will provide the cooling effect. As mentioned, if you need a smoker to burn for a loooooong time, a dried used corn cob in the centre of the smoker with the “smoke” fuel around it will do the trick. Practice practice practice. Please don’t use cardboard or hessian for smoke fuel due to the inherent chemicals.
See the Fat Bee Man on how to light your smoker (YouTube)
USEFUL SITES AND LINKS
European Wasp Management (Paul Green)
Mead Melomel Methglin making basics (Kim Strong)
Bee genetics (Prof. J-P Scheerlinck)
What happens when you are stung by a bee (Prof. J-P Scheerlinck)
THREATS TO HONEY BEE COLONIES
Varroa Mites - Prime Facts NSW DPI
NATIVE BEES
CSIRO a Guide to Native Bees in Australia
https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7388/
‘Native Bee B’n’B’ with Australia’s foremost native bee expert Dr Katja Hogendoorn and South Australia’s very own gardening megastar Sophie Thomson. Learn all about these brilliant bees and how you can build your very own native bee and bug hotel. Recorded live on 22/2/18
https://www.facebook.com/CityOfCharlesSturt/videos/1740848139269215/
NSW DPI Native Bee Book
http://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/publications/list/animals/australian-native-bees
Aussie Bee & the Australian Native Bee Research Centre