Honey crystallisation
12 October 2021
Hive inspection Workshop
21 October 2021
Our club’s Vice President and Biosecurity Officer, Gavin Smith, is a 2021 Burwood Local Hero. He is one of three people to win this prestigious award from Westfield Burwood.
Gavin, a former teacher, is a member of Urban Beekeepers of the Inner West and is dedicating his retirement to saving bees, which have been decimated by fires, droughts and loss of their natural habitats in urban areas.
He has rescued hundreds of swarms and uses his teaching skills to educate the community that bees are not important only for honey; they are crucial for pollinating 70% of our food crops. He encourages people to plant urban gardens that support Australian native bees and European honeybees.
Following the devastating 2019-20 bushfires, Gavin and Urban Beekeepers of the Inner West initiated Beemergency. They tirelessly raised money for materials to build new hives and worked at collecting bee swarms.