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Northside Beekeepers' Association Inc

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Dedicated to protecting pollinators, supporting beekeepers, and strengthening our community through education and sustainability.

The Northside Beekeepers Association (NBKA) is a group of both commercial and amateur hobbyist beekeepers of both honey and native bees, supporting all bees and beekeepers on the northside of the city of Brisbane and Morteton Bay Region, Queensland Australia.

30/10/2026

21/10/2026

VARROA MITE UPDATE – QUEENSLAND 🐝

Varroa mite continues to spread across Queensland. As of 21 October 2026, detections have been reported in 29 local government areas, including Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Logan and the Sunshine Coast.

⚠️ TREATMENT RESISTANCE IS A GROWING CONCERN

Testing has confirmed varroa mites resistant to two groups of synthetic treatments: pyrethroids and Amitraz. This makes regular monitoring and checking treatment effectiveness more important than ever.

🐝 WHAT CAN BEEKEEPERS DO?

✅ Check monthly: Use alcohol washes to monitor mite levels.

✅ Report your results: Submit results through Bee123, even when no mites are found.

✅ Check treatments: Follow product labels and permit requirements and report suspected treatment failures.

✅ Practise good biosecurity: Clean equipment between apiaries and check hive health before moving bees or equipment.

✅ Report warning signs: Unexpected colony deaths, deformed bees, unusual brood patterns or suspected mites should be reported promptly to Biosecurity Queensland.

🌱 WHY DOES THIS MATTER?

Honey bees play an important role in pollination, food production and our environment. Protecting bee health is a shared responsibility and early detection helps beekeepers make informed decisions and manage the risk of further spread.

🤝 NEED HELP?

Contact your local bee club or Biosecurity Queensland for advice. Please don’t abandon or ignore unmanaged hives.

📞 Biosecurity Queensland: 13 25 23
📧 [email protected]
📝 Record and report hive checks through Bee123.

Let’s work together through education, responsible management and good biosecurity to protect our bees and the communities that depend on them.

Follow link to Varroa heat map:

https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/animal/industries/bees/varroa-mite/surveillance-map

🐝 Northside Beekeepers Association
Education • Community • Biosecurity

biosecurityqld

20/10/2026

Here is a great demonstration of why supporting your local beekeeper is also good for your own health. 🐝

14/10/2026

Tonight, the Northside Beekeepers team won the first round of the scarboroughbowlsclub Corporate Cub!

Congratulations team, 3 more weeks of a fun filled night of lawn bowls to come 👏👏

05/09/2026

Sausages are cooking, honeys available.

See you soon!

04/09/2026

🌭🐝 SIZZLING SAUSAGE TONGUE TWISTER! 🐝🌭

Sizzling sausages at Saturday’s sausage sizzle,
Northside Beekeepers are serving up a sizzling little drizzle!
Grab a snag, grab some sauce,
Support our bees and our club, of course!

🔥 Saturday 5th September
📍 Bunnings Lawnton

🎁 AND DON’T FORGET DAD! 🎁
We’ll also have our Father’s Day gift bags available, packed with plenty of local goodness, the perfect way to spoil Dad! 🐝🍯

Come down, grab a sizzling snag and say it three times fast! 😂

Sausages sizzling, bees buzzing, Northside Beekeepers fundraising! 🐝🌭

🐝 Come for the bees.
🌭 Stay for the snags.
❤️ Leave knowing you’ve supported your local beekeeping club!

31/08/2026

🐝 What a fantastic night of learning, sharing and supporting each other!

Our latest Northside Beekeepers’ meeting was a great example of what our club is all about: beekeepers sharing knowledge, ideas and experiences to help each other become better beekeepers.

A big thank you to Barry froPalmwoods Honeyey, who joined us to demonstrate his own invention that he’s designed, to make brood inspections easier. It was fantastic to see an idea developed by a beekeeper, for beekeepers and to have the opportunity to see it in action.

We were also incredibly grateful to have Amorella join us froCity of Moreton Bayay, Public Health and Permits Department, to talk with our members about the requirements around selling honey. Having the opportunity to ask questions directly and better understand our responsibilities as beekeepers is incredibly valuable, particularly for those looking to take the next step with their honey.

A huge thank you to Mark Saint for a fantastic presentation on the Northside Beekeepers’ Pocket Mentor. Mark showed our members what it is, how to use it and most importantly, just how easy it is to use as part of regular hive management.

The evening finished with some really positive and supportive open discussions about beekeeping, the challenges we are facing and how we can continue to support one another through them. This is what makes Northside Beekeepers’ Association such a great community. We might all have different levels of experience, different equipment and different ways of doing things, but we are all here to learn, share and help each other.

Thank you to everyone who came along, shared their knowledge, asked questions and contributed to the conversation.
Together, we can become better beekeepers and a stronger beekeeping community.

26/08/2026

17/08/2026

🚨🐝 IMPORTANT AFB ALERT – KALLANGUR AREA 🐝🚨

A serious case of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been identified in the Kallangur area.

This is a timely reminder for all beekeepers in the Northside and surrounding areas to be extra vigilant and check your hives.

AFB can be present in a hive before obvious signs become widespread, so take the time to carefully inspect your brood frames.

🔎 Look for:
• Patchy, irregular brood patterns
• Perforated, sunken or greasy cappings
• Discoloured, sunken or coffee-brown larvae
• Larval remains that rope when tested
• Dark, hard scale stuck to the bottom of cells

⚠️ If you suspect AFB, do not move bees, frames, equipment or honey from the hive. Seek advice and have it properly tested.

We are sharing this important information from Biosecurity Queensland so our members and the wider beekeeping community can stay informed and protect their hives.

Please take a few minutes to check your hives. Early detection is critical.

🐝 Detect it. Report it. Don’t spread it.

Address

Lawnton Showgrounds Hall
Lawnton, QLD
4501

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 5pm
Thursday	7:30am - 5pm
Friday	7:30am - 5pm
Saturday	7:30am - 5pm
Sunday	7:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+61417796306

Website

https://www.northsidebeekeepers.org.au/

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