Club newsletter

Northern River newsletter - July 2018

Northern River newsletter - July 2018

This red soil country now grows a number of species of eucalypt that probably did not occur there originally. There is a lovely specimen of Spotted Gum on Lindendale Road, and Mugga Ironbark at the TV station. The Mugga is in full flower now. Naturally it occurs over the Main Range and further west. A major honey source flowering in the winter, but is another eucalypt lacking useful pollen.

Parramatta newsletter - July 2018

In this issue:

  • Editor’s Note

  • Pizza in July Social Event

  • Bruce White our Guest Speaker

  • New Labelling Laws

  • What does the “Code” say?

  • CAN ARTHUR OUR EDUCATION BE REPLACED WITH AN app?

  • What is Fumitoxin?

  • HAVE YOU PUT YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER ON YOUR HIVE?

  • CLUB SHOP

  • Important Notice!!

  • CLUB LIBRARY

  • HANDY HINT WHEN BUYING BOXED BEES

  • WINTERING BEES

  • My Warre Hive By Veronica Roelink

  • Calendar 2018

Northern Rivers newsletter - May 2018

Northern Rivers newsletter - May 2018

The Red Gum that provided the photo of the flowers in the last issue has not obliged with anymore to date. However, there are a couple of others that are now flowering. Just to remind any newbies, Red Gum has excellent pollen, often making up the lack in Grey Ironbark in years they flower concurrently. The Ironbark should start flowering fairly soon.

Northern Rivers newsletter - April 2018

Northern Rivers newsletter - April 2018

Yesterday, (I am writing at the beginning of the month), I noticed a few flowers on a Red Gum. In the past May has been the earliest I have seen it flowering, which is when I expected it to start performing this year. It did so two seasons ago. It is one of those trees that have an enormous range as to when it will set bud and flower. In some years the first flowers might not appear until August (or later in higher country).