Branch News

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 04:35 PM

NATIONAL BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION OF NZ Inc.
OTAGO BRANCH

The Otago Branch of the NBA extends an open invitation to all Otago-Southland beekeepers for a field-day to be held as follows:-

When: Saturday 1st November, 2008 - 9.30am to 4.30 pm
Where: ** Outram Community Hall, OUTRAM (15 km from Mosgiel, on SH 97)

(Located in Outram’s main street - next door to Mitchell’s 4-Square & Dairy)
What:- A Bee D-Day - and other matters. (D = diseases)

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 08:05 PM

Date: 14th June 2008

Venue:
Paengaroa Hall, Old Coach Rd, Paengaroa
9.30am – 4.00pm

Cost:
NBA Members free please show your card.
Non members $5 entry.
Lunch is available at $4 Steak Sandwich $2 Sausage and Bread.
Tea and Coffee complimentary

Topics:
Morning Session: Industry Focus
Colin Baskin Kyoto Comvita
Neil Cameron Spray Issues Industry Group
Zespri Industry update
Byron Taylor RMP’s Assure Quality

Afternoon Session: Tutu, Tutin and Toxic Honey
Mark Goodwin Hort Research
Workshop session on what Tutu looks like
Jim Sim NZSFA
Jim Edwards NBA

Look forward to seeing you all there

Monday, March 31, 2008 - 03:44 PM

The Auckland Branch will be holding a meeting at Ceracell Beekeeping Supplies Ltd on Tuesday evening April 8 2008 starting 7.30 PM.

We will be showing on Big screen the Documentary DVD "Silence of the Bees" produced by National Geographic, all Beekeepers are invited, bee club members are welcome to attend this recommended and superbly presented Documentary on the urgent mystery of the disappearance of the Bees in America and Europe,commonly called CCD and what is being done.

Find out how one country are pollinating their crops since their bees disappeared as early as 1980.

Agenda
(1)Update on the "Biosecurity and Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Legislation Amendment Bill from those who represented the Auckland Branch and spoke before the Select Committee at Parliament.
(2)Toxic Honey

Please pass the word about the above showing.
Bob Russell
Secretary
Auckland Branch.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 08:56 PM

Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting to be held on Monday 14th April in the AsureQuality,
conference room Batchelor Centre Palmerston North at 10am

10am Cup of Tea
10.30 Welcome by the President

Agenda
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the last AGM
3. Matters arising
4. Correspondence Inwards - Outwards
5. Financial Report
6. Presidents Report
7. Election of Officers
8. Ward representative
9. Notices of Motion to Conference (Get your thinking caps on)
10. General Business

A general meeting of the branch will follow the AGM with updates on what is going on in the NBA and on how planning is going for the NBA July Conference in Masterton.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND PLEASE LET EITHER NEIL FARRER Ph 06 343 6248
OR FRANK LINDSAY Ph 04 478 3367 KNOW.

Monday, February 11, 2008 - 01:34 AM

Southern North Island Branch of the NBA
Meeting on Wednesday 20th February 2008
at 10am
Asurequality Conference Rooms Bachelor Centre Palmerston North

Agenda:
10.00am Cup of Tea
10.30am Welcome
Apologies
Minutes of the Last General Meeting
Matters Arising
Correspondence
Financial Report
AFB NPMS
General Business
Conference 2008 report to members

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 01:58 PM

Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 11:32 PM

When? 9am 3 November or 4 November if Saturday is wet.

Where? Arataki Honey.

Why? This is a chance to check hives for AFB. This is a chance to go out with an experienced beekeeper to look in hives to help in reducing the number of infected hives. If infected hives are not found and destroyed, other hives in the vicinity can become infected. The aim is to completely eradicate AFB in New Zealand and the number of infected hives is steadily reducing.

Unfortunately some apiarists can not easily recognise the disease, and so infected hives spread the incidence to others.

What to bring? Come with your drink, protective gear, plus a hive tool and smoker, to spend a morning of ‘hands on’ beekeeping. There is some gear available for people to borrow.

How? Participants will be arranged in groups of two or three, led by an experienced beekeeper, who will answer all your questions as you go from one apiary to the next.

Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 08:18 PM

Monday 17th September at 7.30pm
Buretta Park Vale St Tauranga in the Vale Room.

As well as being our last meeting for the year we will also have Neil Farrier and Abdi Saffari at the meeting.

Abdi Saffari is the scientist who researched then developed the pollen substitute product FEEDBEE. This product is designed to emulate the natural diet of the honeybee and studies have shown that the product has the same nutritional value as pollen, and is consumed by bees at the same rates. It is made from 100% natural vegetable sources. Interested and want more information then come along to the meeting and meet the boffin who designed the product and Neil who is the NZ distributor.

Our meeting will follow afterwards. If you can't be there and want more information on this product please contact Neil Farrier directly.

Barbara Pimm
Secretary

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 07:26 PM

16th June 2007

Venue: Paengaroa Hall, Old Coach Rd Paengaroa

Time: 10am – 3.30pm

Cost: $5 entry.
Lunch is available at $4 Steak Sandwich $2 Sausage and Bread.
Tea and Coffee complimentary

Topics:
Toxic Honey
AFB
Kiwifruit Pollination in Italy
Residues in Honey
Wax Moth Control
RMP’s one year on

Plus updates from NBA executive, Agriquality, Zespri and the Avocado Council

Look forward to seeing you all there