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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Apr
26
April YV Bee Group Meeting
ECOSS
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
1.30 for a 2pm start 2pm - Whats happening in my hive?  Topics to be confirmed. Join us 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. Non members are welcome too. Meetings are held at ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Road, Wesburn, in the ‘Coop’ (past the old house, over the green, down the bottom). Gold coin donation appreciated. 
May
31
May YV Bee Group Meeting
ECOSS
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
1.30 for a 2pm start 2pm - Whats happening in my hive?  Topics to be confirmed. Join us 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. Non members are welcome too. Meetings are held at ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Road, Wesburn, in the ‘Coop’ (past the old house, over the green, down the bottom). Gold coin donation appreciated. 
Jun
01
Expression of Interest for Mead Making Workshop June 2026
Yarra Valley ECOSS
01-06-2026 2:00 PM – 30-06-2026 4:00 PM
In 2025 the club facilitated two very successful Mead making workshops. Here is your chance to be involved in 2026! If you missed out or you'd like to make another batch, let us know by emailing us at hello@yarravalleybeegroup.tidy.com The workshops will be begin in the month of June. Details of last years workshop are below and prices will be confirmed once we know its going ahead. This year members can use their own honey so prices will differ. Cost TBC - $145 Cost includes: - Initial workshop, and 2 follow up sessions TBA. [Timing of later sessions for decanting and bottling depends on fermentation progress, but will be on Sundays @ 2pm] - 2 x 5 litre glass demijohns, with swing clip, silicone bung and airlock - all required yeast, fruit, spices, yeast nutrients, Ph adjustment, etc.  - 12 x 375 ml clear glass bottles with stelvin closures. [Ideal for entering one into the Lilydale Show in November!] - Printed notes and recipe for "Joe's Ancient Orange Mead", so you can make your following batches at your leisure. *This is a members only event Enquiries - Greg Huggins hello@yarravalleybeegroup.tidy.com