Welcome to Yarra Valley Bee Group

The Yarra Valley Bee group is a not for profit community group with an emphasis on sustainable and natural beekeeping.

We support local beekeepers by facilitating monthly educational talks, workshops, field trips, mentor programs, book and equipment libraries and the Yarra Valley Honey co op, which makes local backyard honey available for our community. We also run educational programs for schools and other community groups, and maintain a live community hive on site at Yarra Valley Ecoss.

Come along and keep up to date with local conditions that effect your hive, connect with other beekeepers, share resources, improve your apiary skills and learn more about honeybee ecology.

Monthly meetings are usually the last Sunday of the month. Check out our events page for more.

For assistance with swarm collection, abandoned hives or other honeybee issues visit our bee removal page

 

Events

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November YVBG Meeting
Nov
29
November YVBG Meeting
ECOSS
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
It’s time to gather for our final Yarra Valley Bee Group meeting of 2026. This month, we are skipping the formal guest speaker to focus entirely on what makes our club great: you and your stories. Our November gathering is all about connection, reflection, and a good laugh. We are hosting a massive hive-mind session where we can swap recent experiences in the hive, share hard-earned ideas, and tell a few beekeeping stories from the past year. Bring Your "Bits and Bobs" Delve into your shed or bee box and bring along a piece of gear for our show-and-tell table. We are looking for: · The Lifesavers: A piece of equipment that is incredibly handy and you can’t live without. · The Dud Gear: Something you bought that turned out to be a complete waste of time and space. · The eBay Mysteries: That random tool you ordered online late one night that arrived looking nothing like the picture, leaving you with absolutely no idea how to actually use it. Whether it’s a brilliant DIY hack or a total gear failure, bring it along! Meeting details: Date: Sunday, 29 November 2026 Time: 1:30 pm for a 2 pm start (finishing at about 4 pm) Where: ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Road, Wesburn. Find us in 'The Coop' (just walk past the old house, over the green, and down to the bottom). Please bring a plate of nibbles to share.  Gold coin donation at the door is appreciated. Non-members and curious beginners are always welcome, so feel free to bring a friend. Let's send off the year with great company and plenty of laughs over our collective beekeeping blunders and triumphs.

Sponsors

Bendigo Bank Warburton and Yarra Junction