As an association we believe in connecting, learning and giving back. We have regular events, including our monthly meeting, to keep our members informed, educated and engaged.
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Monthly meeting dates are set for every 3rd Saturday of each month. This is followed by a fun braai activity for the members and their families. Three of the monthly meetings during the year will be turned into a practical day away to one of the member's farm.
Members will then participate in opening hives and learn the practical aspects of beekeeping. The monthly meetings also include a market day, where beekeepers my display and sell their own market items.
Field days are practical sessions working on the bees or linked to beekeeping activities. The emphasis is on educational and hands on aspects of beekeeping. These days are generally organized dependent on the beekeeping calendar and are arranged as and when facilities and timing can be coordinated.
Sessions may range from Placing Hives and Hive Maintenance, Identification of Flora for Bees, Visits to Professional Beekeepers, Queen Rearing, etc. Field days normally take place on the 3rd Saturday of stipulated month as per the calender. and last either a half or full day activity.
Generally once a year the Association may arrange an extended weekend trip out of town to visit a professional beekeeper or a number of beekeepers in another province.
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2024 | Field Day Sunflowers | Springbokvlakte/Mooinooi |
| 18 May 2024 | World Bee Day | National Event |
| 20 May 2024 | Bee space in the hive - what it is and why important, Standardising of bee hives (Fanie Joubert/Koos van der Merwe) |
Bhive, Kameeldrift Oos |
| 8 June 2024 | SABIO AGM | NWP |
| 15 June 2024 | Field Day: Ethical bee removals and rehoming of such bees (Nico Grobler) |
Mooiplaatzs, Pretoria Oos |
| 20 July 2024 | Bee Diseases: What we need to know | Bhive, Kameeldrift Oos |
| 17 August 2024 | Field Day: Summer preparation, bee plants and eucalyptus trees in Gauteng (Kevin Balkwin and LD van Essen) |
Pretoria area |
| 21 September 2024 | Urban Beekeeping (Yolanda Loods and Dirk Ackermann) | Bhive, Kameeldrift Oos |
| 19 October 2024 | Bee Products & Labelling and Product Legislation (Marietjie, Maandla Raumbala & DALRRD Team) |
Bhive, Kameeldrift Oos |
| 16 November 2024 | Year End Function | To be Confirmed |
The Northerns Beekeeping Association (NBA) is a provincial beekeeping body that supports and promotes all aspects pertaining to professional beekeeping within the Northern areas of Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and surrounds of South Africa.
The association engages in, and collaborates with, all partners and relevant stakeholders in activities that advance relevant research, sound beekeeping initiatives and projects, beekeeper training, skills development and support.
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Membership of NBA is open to all persons interested in beekeeping and any activities associated with beekeeping.
A honey bee is a eusocial flying insect within the genus Apis of the bee clade, all native to Eurasia.
