NW Bee Club Melbourne · Est. 2000

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About the club

Founded by a handful of beekeepers and a Westvale kettle, in 2000.

We're a community beekeeping club covering Melbourne's north-west. Twenty-five years on we still meet Wednesday evenings at Westvale Community Centre, still put the kettle on, and still run on goodwill, knowhow, and the occasional jar of fund-raising honey.

The club exists to help local beekeepers — old hands, complete beginners, and the curious in-between — keep healthier bees, learn from each other, and look after Melbourne's pollinator landscape.

Club members at the apiary — then & now
40+
Members in 2026
25
Years going
1
Teaching apiary
12
Events a year
The story so far

Twenty-five years, give or take.

2000
Founded at Westvale.
A handful of Kings Park keepers, one minute book, a borrowed extractor.
2008
Club apiary established.
A teaching apiary at Westvale gives members hands-on time with real colonies.
2014
Beginner's Corner launches.
An annual February intro session for new keepers — still the easiest first step.
2020
Two decades, mid-pandemic.
Meetings shift online for a season; the bees do not notice.
2024
The store launches.
A small honest shop stocking what our members actually use, with member pricing built-in.
2026
New members area & almanac.
You're looking at it.
First apiary, 2008
Honey extraction day
Beginner's corner — learning the basics
Open day, 2024
Who runs it

The committee — volunteers, every one.

The club is run by an elected committee of volunteer members. Want to get involved? Come to a Wednesday meeting and say hello.

CH
Chair
Committee role
Annual meetings, member welcome.
AM
Apiary manager
Committee role
Club hives, swarm rota.
SC
Secretary
Committee role
Minutes, communications.
TR
Treasurer
Committee role
Memberships, club store.
EV
Events
Committee role
Workshops, social, talks.
NM
Newcomer mentor
Committee role
First-season pairings.
Join us

Membership is $50 a year.

Mentor pairing, all events free or discounted, 10% off the store, and the members area.

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