The Southern Beekeepers Association: Toowoomba & Surrounds

08/10/2026

No bees in your garden ?

Are you a beekeeper in the Toowoomba region ?

Join us for a free, full-day, or half-day training course, sponsored by the Queensland Government.

Answer a few short questions, to book your spot.
🐝 Help to save the bees! 🐝
(Your answers remain confidential.)

Please click the link to complete this form.

25/07/2026

Think before you act !

25/07/2026

Our beekeeping club has almost 200 members in the Toowoomba to Warwick region, who can assist you to care for your bees. New members are very welcome.

🐝🚨‼️ Our bees need our help.

I spent this morning with Alicia from Windy Acres Farm and her hives. She’s so knowledgeable and passionate about bees and here’s the deal:

❌ Varroa mite is like a tick (it’s actually in the spider family) and it’s a terrible parasite that breached biosecurity and came to Toowoomba Region in Easter. ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO.

The mite can be treated but the bees are still dying from other illnesses. Alicia has lost 1/4 of her hives in just a few months.

❓What does that mean? Most crops we eat are pollinated by bees. Our flowers rely on bees. Our depends on pollination.

🔑 Education and awareness is key. If you have a hive or know of someone who does, they need to be

🔍 Monitoring for varroa mite
✅ Preparing treatments
🐝 Protecting the bees

Beekeepers like Alicia are organising workshops to help people understand. The next one is 26 September at Windy Acres Farm

Righto, Facebook. Do your thing and spread the word for our bees. Time is of the essence. 🐝🐝🐝

Narraburra Farm - Kooroongarra, Darling Downs Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Perrett MP AgForce Queensland Queensland Farmers' Federation Queensland Beekeepers' Association Inc The Southern Beekeepers Association: Toowoomba & Surrounds

16/07/2026

Are you a beekeeper in the Toowoomba / Warwick region ?

Do you want to help us to manage this destructive pest ?

Assist us to collect statistics for what is happening in our area. We really need your help.

https://form.jotform.com/261384872486874

You will not be identified in the statistics we produce.

13/07/2026

CLUB FIELD DAY- 9:00am Saturday 18th July

Join us to inspect and winterise our club hives. You’ll learn heaps of practical tips to use with your own hive(s). These are great social mornings too.

Bring your own morning tea and your protective gear.

Meet at our club hive site in Cooks Rd. Contact Tiffany for further details.

12/07/2026

Are you managing your hives ?

Join a local beekeeping club if you need help.

18/06/2026

Our Winter newsletter is out now.

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24/05/2026

Survey for all beekeepers in the Toowoomba region.

As Varroa mite continues to spread and build up within our region, it is very important that we monitor the success of the practices we are recommending/using and where requested assist you to manage your hives. With the onset of resistance in SE Qld to two of the important products we are using, it is also very important that we monitor the success of product treatments.

It is particularly important that those beekeepers who have varroa mite and have treated for them, to complete and submit this survey. However, if you have not yet had Varroa mite infestation in your hives we would still like to hear from you to complete the picture.

Be assured that the information you supply will remain confidential to the Management Committee and will only be used in consolidated data to outside parties.

Please click the link to complete this form.

19/05/2026

World Bee Day is 20th May 2026. The Southern Beekeepers is celebrating with a display and product for sale at Bunnings West from 9am to 3pm. Come along to meet our team and celebrate these vital little creatures. Healthy raw honey for sale. Taste before you buy.

08/04/2026

Let your hive thrive.

Hive inspections are key to the early detection of exotic bee pests and the reporting of high priority established pests. Visit beepestblitz.com.au for access to surveillance resources.

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