Apimondia Africa

20/06/2024

Intriguing blue flowers and spectacular blue pollen please both bees and humans. Here's a list of blue-infused plants you can grow at home.

19/05/2024

People often think the best thing they can do for bee conservation is to become an urban beekeeper but experts say this isn’t necessarily the truth.

18/05/2024

Free State Beekeeping

18/05/2024

Oenothera fruticosa- evening primrose- narrow leaved sundrops- blooming in a shaded corner. A nice pollinator flower.

18/05/2024

12/05/2024

11/02/2024

Photo Courtesy of yoUBee Honey

25/01/2024

01/01/2024

Worker Bees

01/01/2024

Best wishes for the New Year.

06/07/2023

06/07/2023

DNA analysis indicates the world's most common bee originated in northern Europe around 780,000 years ago, before spreading into East Africa and Arabia around 120,000 years later.

20/05/2023

https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day

The Day aims to raise awareness on the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development.

17/05/2023

The International Symposium on Biosecurity in Beekeeping

18 May 2023
14:00-16:00 CEST | Hybrid | Rome, Italy

Two more days to register: https://bit.ly/3ocVOlw

17/05/2023

"There is a masterpiece, the hexagonal cell, which borders on perfection. No living being, not even the human being, has achieved, in the center of its sphere, what the bee has achieved by itself: and if the intelligence of another world were to descend and ask the earth for the most perfect creation, I would offer the humble honeycomb."
- Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life of the Bee, 1924

Art: omnigeometry

15/05/2023

World Bee Day is celebrated on the 20th of May, which is the birthdate of the 18th-century Beekeeper, Anton Jansa, who pioneered modern beekeeping techniques and was praised for his hard work.

This year SABIO in conjunction with Starke Ayres is giving away a "Bee appropriate” hamper.

To enter just Comment on this post and tell us why you think bees are essential, remember to also Like and Share this post.

Winners will be announced on World Bee Day, 20 May.

Bee a winner, 6 Hampers are up for grabs.

13/05/2023

Look out for this tree, its busy flowering at the moment across KZN, and the bees are loving it!! Commonly known as Tree Fuschia, otherwise Halleria Lucida.

12/05/2023

Hey there honey and mead lovers! Get ready to have your taste buds blown away at The 2023 Royal Show Honey & Mead competition! It's the event where all the buzz is at, featuring the best beekeepers and mead makers from around our beautiful country. Come taste the sweetness of pure, golden honey and the buzz of delicious mead that will leave you feeling like the bees knees. Whether you're a honey aficionado or a mead connoisseur, you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to mingle with other honey and mead enthusiasts and experts. So, come swarm over and check out the most bee-licious and mead-nificent products available, and see why this event is creating such a buzz! !! COMPETITION ENTRY !!:https://kznbeefarmersassociation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RAS-2023-Prize-list-Entry-form.pdf

06/05/2023

*SAVE THE DATE - SBA Field Day 27 May 2023*

Southerns Beekeeping Association members have been invited to spend the day with Thorsten Sachse on his farm between Modimolle and Vaalwater. We shall be opening hives, possibly harvesting end of season honey and prepping hives for winter. Afterwards we shall enjoy a braai and social before heading back home.

*Date*: Saturday 27 May 2023
*Start time*: 09h00
*Host*: Thorsten Sachse
*Venue*: Thorsten’s farm (near the old Geluksfontein Goats Cheese Farm off the R33 en route to Vaalwater)
*Travel time from Sandton*: 2:30 hours
Cost: Free to SBA Members
Visitors: R100pp
*How to book*: Electronic booking only via the link
*Indemnity form*: Be sure to tick the box on the electronic booking form.
*Catering*: SBA shall provide the meat and salads for the braai. If you have special dietary requirements, please bring your own.

What to bring: Full Beesuits (with boots and gloves); Own drinks, own crockery & cutlery, own chair, Visitors fee of R100pp (if applicable), Signed Indemnity form if you didn’t submit electronically.

We are hoping to organise a bus to take SBA members through for the Field Day. This will mean a very early start (bus will depart at 05h30 from Bryanston Sports Club and return at about 18h00). Cost of bus will be R200 per person (subsidised by SBA). We will only organise the bus if we are able to get 40 people to fill the seats in the bus. Refer to the electronic booking form for details and options.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there 😁👍🐝

02/05/2023

18/04/2023

GREAT NEWS
The closing date for entries has been extended to 10 May 2023!!!
Get your "art" on!
Let's all focus on our Bees!

06/04/2023

Support your local beekeeping association or join the South African Beekeeping Industry Organisation

REGISTER FOR THE LATEST BEE RELATED COMPETITIONS CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE SABIO Mission Statement To represent and promote the interests of all persons involved in the beekeeping industry in South Africa in order to establish, support and develop an economically viable and sustainable apicultural se...

06/04/2023

The next Apimondia Congress will be in Santiago, Chile in September 2023.
Stay tuned to the website 👇👇👇for more information🐝🐝🐝
www.apimondia2023.com

05/04/2023

04/04/2023

ARAS 2023 Mead Competition Results

30/03/2023

30/03/2023

To protect and conserve , it is essential that we work to address these challenges and to support their habitats and populations.

🟨 Plant wildflowers and trees
🟨 Reduce pesticide use
🟨 Monitor bee health
🟨 Protect and restore habitats

27/03/2023

WCBA members won a slew of top awards at the Apimondia Africa event in Durban. Clayton Sanders-Perrin won in three separate categories for his citrus honey, including 'Best Bottle of Honey'. Other category winners from the WCBA were Francois Schippers, Eddy Rube , Achmat Kazie and Danie Vorster.