Hive Days:

The dates for our Hive meetings are from August to April inclusive.
May, June and July meetings are TBA and weather dependent.

Our regular Hive Day is on the second Sunday of the month.

Meetings will normally be at the property of

Olly Glintmeyer, 176 Giles Road, Clarkville.
This is where we have our club hives and extractor.

Please note changed times

Next Sunday Meetings: 9th February 2020, at Olly's place

First years 10.00 - 12.30:

Hive work and lesson 8: extracting honey, robbing, catching swarms.

00 Lesson plan for 22 lessons - Google Docs All club members are welcome to bring lunch for 12.30pm.

Tea, coffee and bikkies available free.

All club members are welcome at 1pm
when hive work will be done, weather permitting.

Second years 1pm till about 3pm:
Hive work and lesson 19: Hives, apiaries and legalities

Evening QnA: Our regular evening meeting night is 10 days after Hive Day, usually at the home of our President Bruce Walker, now at 20 Regent Avenue, Rangiora.

Please note no evening meeting in December and a bbq on January 18th

Next evening meeting will be on February 19th - watch for email notification.

Subscriptions

$25 for individuals or $40 per family for 12 months starting in August. A membership application form can be downloaded here and emailed to the secretary.

A lesson sign up form can be downloaded here and emailed to the secretary.

- Direct Credit to: Kiwibank, 38-9018-0175002-00, Nth Canterbury Beekeepers Club.
Use your first initial, last name and item being payed for as reference. eg. NHobson sugar
- Cash, on one of our hive days or evening meetings to Noeline Hobson or Don Weaver.

Financial members benefit from;
- The club library, a wide variety of books on beekeeping, pests and diseases. Please sign out and sign back in any books you borrow.
- Access to the club's 4 frame extractor. Please do not pull the the extractor apart to clean it after you use it. Let it drain and then Olly will clean it as necessary.
- Discounted items such as sugar for feed in Autumn. (By prior arrangement and payment)
- Access to a workshop for making/assembling hive parts during winter months. (By prior arrangement and at Olly's discretion)
- Our club news letter, sent out the first Sunday of each month (temporarily in recess).
- A great group to hang out with, ask questions of and share with.

A copy of the latest version of the club's constitution is available here by searching for the organisation number 2650171 in the Incorporated Societies Register.
Alternatively you can download the Google Doc version here (This gives you the latest version with the changes highlighted)

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