Make best use of our resources

  • Regular meetings

  • WAAS member benefits

  • Specific member benefits

  • Practical learning

  • Home Hive Visits

  • Margaret River Chapter Bee Manual

  • Equipment for Lease (usually free) 

Regular meetings

  • Every second Thursday of the month except Jan and July
  • at 6 pm
  • at Ag Dept MR Senior High School
  • In summer hive opening and practical teaching at 4 pm (check with club sec)

WAAS member benefits

MRRC is affiliated with WAAS and membership of WAAS is all that is required to attend events and receive benefits of both MRRC and WAAS.

WAAS benefits include:

  • Education and training
  • Support and fellowship
  • Third Party Insurance
  • Retailer discounts
  • Monthly newsletter (Smoke Signals)
  • Online store
  • Access to courses eg 1.01 in Perth, Bunbury or MR

https://waas.org

Specific member development benefits

The club may sponsor any member part of the costs of attending a further educational course eg Queen rearing. Application is made through the club secretary and decided by a panel. It is a condition that the knowledge or experience acquired is shared within the club with a brief presentation at a meeting

Practical Teaching

The Club has hives at the school siite for teaching club members and school pupils. There is a variety of hive: conventional Langstroth, Techno-set, WSP, Flow and horizontal

Home Hive Visits

Experienced beekeepers may seek some refund for time and costs incurred while doing home hive visits to new beekeepers starting out or in difficulty