1.30 for a 2pm start 2pm - Whats happening in my hive?  Topics to be confirmed. Join us and keep up to date with local conditions that effect your hive, connect with other beekeepers, share resources, improve your apiary skills and learn more about honeybee ecology. Non members are welcome too. Meetings are held at ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Road, Wesburn, in the ‘Coop’ (past the old house, over the green, down the bottom). Gold coin donation appreciated. 

In 2025 the club facilitated two very successful Mead making workshops. If you missed out , here is your opportunity to become a mead-maker Details of the workshop are: Sunday 5th July, 2pm-4pm In our usual meeting room "The Coop" at ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Rd Wesburn 3799 Cost - $150 per person Cost includes: - Initial workshop 5th July, and 2 follow up sessions TBA. [Timing of later sessions for decanting and bottling depends on fermentation progress, but will be on Sundays @ 2pm] - 2 x 5 litre glass demijohns, with swing clip, silicone bung and airlock. [one for decanting the brew at the second workshop] - 1.6 kg honey - all required yeast, fruit, spices, yeast nutrients, - Ph adjustment with decanting [racking] at the second workshop.  - 12 x 375 ml clear glass wine bottles with stelvin closures, to be filled at the third workshop. [Ideal for entering one into the Lilydale Show in November!] - Printed notes and recipe for "Joe's Ancient Orange Mead", so you can make any following batches at your leisure. *This is a members only event, with numbers limited to 5 to ensure individual attention. So get in quick! Enquiries - Greg Huggins  0414 673 592 hello@yarravalleybeegroup.tidymail.co    

1.30 for a 2pm start 2pm - Whats happening in my hive?  Topics to be confirmed. Join us and keep up to date with local conditions that effect your hive, connect with other beekeepers, share resources, improve your apiary skills and learn more about honeybee ecology. Non members are welcome too. Meetings are held at ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Road, Wesburn, in the ‘Coop’ (past the old house, over the green, down the bottom). Gold coin donation appreciated.