Cairns & District Beekeepers Association Inc.

04/08/2026

Beginners BeeKeeper workshop
Come and learn about honeybees, hives and beekeeping.
Theory and practical sessions will give you knowledge and experience.
To be held in Cairns on 12th and 13th September from 9am - 1pm each day
Cost: $80 members; $100 non members
Book on TryBooking Link
https://www.trybooking.com/DOHUN
Cairns & District Beekeepers Association Inc.

Come and learn about honeybees, hives and beekeeping. Theory and practical sessions will give you knowledge and experience in a range of practices...

26/07/2026

Beginners BeeKeeper workshop
Come and learn about honeybees, hives and beekeeping.
Theory and practical sessions will give you knowledge and experience.

To be held in Cairns on 12th and 13th September from 9am - 1pm each day
Cost: $80 members; $100 non members

Book on TryBooking Link or QR code below
https://www.trybooking.com/DOHUN

26/07/2026

We have a special meeting on Saturday 8th August - starting at 1pm - open to all interested people

Venue: Hambledon House Community Centre
177 Bruce Hwy, Edmonton
If street parking is full, make use of parking space Ravizza close and walk in through the back gate of the centre

We will start with our Cairns and District Beekeepers Association AGM.
All committee positions will be spilled, so anyone interested in joining the committee - please let me know before the meeting. I would encourage you to consider this as the club is filling an important role in our region in encouraging new beekeepers, informing all beekeepers and providing a fantastic and knowledgeable network for us all to take good care of our bees and their produce. Positions on the committee are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and General member. Meetings are 4 times a year.

We are then very fortunate to have two eminent speakers.
Ben Oldroyd and Madeleine Beekman are retired scientists and currently live in our region. They worked for Sydney university and they have a very strong background in social insect biology and Varroa management (and in particular, miticide resistance development in honeybees). They will cover topics about actual/practical Varroa management in the hive and also Asian honeybees in FNQ. Ben and Madeleine are highly regarded as authorities in their field and we will all have a lot to learn and gain by having them with us.

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT USING LINK BELOW - this event is free for members, and $15 for non members

https://www.trybooking.com/DOHOG

PLEASE NOTE START TIME OF 1PM.

Any queries please contact the club via email on [email protected]

Madeline Beekman and Ben Oldroyd are eminent scientists who have a strong background in social insect biology and Varroa management. They will...

15/07/2026

We have a special meeting on Saturday 8th August - starting at 1pm - all welcome
Free for members
$15 for non members

We will start with our Club AGM.
After the Club AGM, we are very fortunate to have Ben Oldroyd and Madeleine Beekman come and speak to us. Ben and Madeleine are retired scientists and currently live in our region. They worked for Sydney university and they have a very strong background in social insect biology and Varroa management ( in particular, miticide resistance development in honeybees). They will cover topics about actual/practical Varroa management in the hive and also Asian honeybees in FNQ.
Ben and Madeleine are highly regarded authorities in their field and we will all have a lot to learn and gain by having them with us.

Time 1pm – 3pm
Venue: Hambledon House Community Centre
177 Bruce Hwy, Edmonton
If street parking is full, make use of parking space Ravizza close and walk in through the back gate of the centre

15/07/2026

Here is the AHBIC Varroa Chemical Treatment Table.
Link to the site ishttps://honeybee.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AHBIC-Tmnt-Tbl-04-06-26.pdf

15/07/2026

Come and see our Apiculture stand at the Cairns Show - competition entries and lots of information. Sponsored by FNQ Honey and Bees.

24/04/2026

We have been informed that the new incursion is devastating beehives in the South East of Queensland, some beekeepers are having 70% losses from this new incursion of Varroa Mite that is resistant to treatments.



I would highly recommend that any Queen purchases from South East Queensland be paused, if and I say IF, it is absolutely necessary, the Queen must be closely inspected and the escorts that come with the queen must be killed before they ae introduced to a hive.



AHBIC Biosecurity Update - Incursion of Resistant Varroa Mite - 23 April 2026 - Australian Honey Bee Industry Council

23/04/2026

Yay! Beginners Workshop in May. Limited places (8) to ensure maximum teaching.

Beginners BeeKeeper workshop
Come and learn about honeybees, hives and beekeeping.
Theory and practical sessions will give you knowledge and experience.

To be held in Cairns on 9th and 10th May from 9am - 1pm each day
Cost: $80 members; $100 non members
(Includes the hard copy “ABC of Beekeeping” book by Julia Toft, with information specific to our area)

Book on TryBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DLPFY

20/01/2026

Please note:
The Bee Club meetings and get togethers are for the purpose of supporting and educating members in beekeeping, and to provide a community where members can come together in a friendly, respectful environment to network.

The club will not tolerate any racist, political, religious, sexual preference or gender identification language which could potentially cause isolation and division for any member.