The Practical Beekeeper

The Practical Beekeeper Benedict is a well-known Beekeeper who delivers classes in Beekeeping. https://linktr.ee/Beekeepr Book a beekeeping course today http://bit.ly/28PH1BR
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The Practical Beekeeper helps with Beehive management, bee swarm collection and swarm prevention, and also offers beekeeping education via school incursions and local educational programs across the state and Australia wide.

Now that we have Varroa mite in Australia it’s important to understand your options for hive management.The free nationa...
11/12/2024

Now that we have Varroa mite in Australia it’s important to understand your options for hive management.

The free national education program will allow you to make an informed choice about what you do to look after your hives.

Look it up, share with your beekeeping buddies and keep learning as new techniques become available.

Education and TrainingEducation and training is a key part of the National Varroa Mite Management Program. Through this program, online and face to face training is being delivered nationally, along with a range of resources, to support beekeepers and pollination-reliant industries in the management...

I think beekeeping must be popular here.Great selection at the Goldfields Libraries
09/12/2024

I think beekeeping must be popular here.

Great selection at the Goldfields Libraries

Another new addition to the local community, these cute tawny frogmouths are usually so hard to find as they camouflage ...
04/12/2024

Another new addition to the local community, these cute tawny frogmouths are usually so hard to find as they camouflage so well.
Thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for coming over to take the pics. They’re amazing

So great to see Greenpeace here in Newcastle supporting Rising Tides People’s Blockade.Come down it’s already huge.
20/11/2024

So great to see Greenpeace here in Newcastle supporting Rising Tides People’s Blockade.

Come down it’s already huge.

Still small scale, hand labeled, small batch honey.Available now from our favourite outlets (note the baked goods theme,...
14/11/2024

Still small scale, hand labeled, small batch honey.

Available now from our favourite outlets (note the baked goods theme, as everyone knows I do love cake )



Did you know native bees roost together at night?This is a pomegranate with a cluster of what I think are common black h...
10/11/2024

Did you know native bees roost together at night?

This is a pomegranate with a cluster of what I think are common black homalictus bees.

CERES Bee Group is hosting Tony Wilsmore, Varroa Development Officer Agriculture Victoria, on Sunday the 17th of Novembe...
09/11/2024

CERES Bee Group is hosting Tony Wilsmore, Varroa Development Officer Agriculture Victoria, on Sunday the 17th of November 11am-12.30pm at CERES Environment Park Brunswick East (Van Raay Meeting Room 4).

This is a FREE event open to the general public. Tony will cover topics such as the current Varroa mite situation in Australia, management and treatment options, and what you can do now to prepare for managing Varroa in your hives.

More cool wildlife pics, this one is a sugar glider. So lucky to share this place with them.
27/10/2024

More cool wildlife pics, this one is a sugar glider. So lucky to share this place with them.

Spotted muscle man tree ant. Super cute
24/10/2024

Spotted muscle man tree ant. Super cute

Look who we found on our evening walk before bed….
22/10/2024

Look who we found on our evening walk before bed….

Spoilt for choice….what hammer would you use for making frames?
05/10/2024

Spoilt for choice….

what hammer would you use for making frames?

It’s about to go nuts!
27/09/2024

It’s about to go nuts!

This was a frame of foundation that was filled in a week while on the canola!
10/09/2024

This was a frame of foundation that was filled in a week while on the canola!

Note to self Don’t drive around with bee boxes not strapped down, if they fall on your wife’s car you loose massive brow...
27/08/2024

Note to self
Don’t drive around with bee boxes not strapped down, if they fall on your wife’s car you loose massive brownie points

Now that we have Varroa to deal with you can get help through the National support program
15/08/2024

Now that we have Varroa to deal with you can get help through the National support program

Getting ready to understand Varroa mite management and my responsibilities as per the Australian Honey Bee industry code...
15/08/2024

Getting ready to understand Varroa mite management and my responsibilities as per the Australian Honey Bee industry code of practice and state biosecurity regulations.

Highly recommend booking your session with the National varroa mite management team

European wasps are destroying our insect populations here in Australia.Find out more trapping methods on the facebook gr...
09/08/2024

European wasps are destroying our insect populations here in Australia.
Find out more trapping methods on the facebook group European Wasp Control Project.

I do love our beeswax candles
20/07/2024

I do love our beeswax candles

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19 Franzi Street
Guildford, VIC
3451

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Help, I was arrested, what now?

Just arrived in Newcastle to join Rising Tide, People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port from 19th until the 28th November 2024. The People’s Blockade is a fun and family-friendly event that unites a great number of people in calling for an end to new coal and gas projects which are burning our future. Find out more at www.risingtide.org.au

Bees are loving the spring weather and the abundance of Pollen

Off to the orange orchard now! Fingers crossed for some delicious honey

How awesome is this outdoor shower we had the rose made by @made_at_yandoit

Now that we’re past the shortest day of the year the bees are already thinking about spring. I’m giving my bees some early pollen substitute to help them get a head start.

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Benedict is a well-known registered Beekeeper; as The Practical Beekeeper he collects swarms, manages hives, extracts honey, teaches about and loves bees.

Benedict regularly runs school incursions about bees and beekeeping, he also delivers adult educational courses at Melbourne Polytechnic and CERES in Brunswick as well as at Edendale Community Environment Farm in Eltham.

Benedict is also the founding President of The Australian Pollinator Alliance, a not-for-profit dedicated to promoting the health of bees and all pollinators, critical to our food and natural environment, through education, research and conservation Book a beekeeping course today http://bit.ly/28PH1BR

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