Australia Represented by Tasmanian Junior Beekeepers
19 July 2023International Meeting of Young Beekeepers Earlier this year AHBIC pledged support to a bright and dedicated team of Tasmanian Junior Beekeepers to compete in the International Meeting of Young Beekeepers. […]
International Meeting of Young Beekeepers
The competition of IMYB itself has several parts – usually it is divided into the following disciplines:
- manual work with bees (a real colony of bees)
- recognition of beekeeper´s tools
- recognition of different sorts of honey
- microscopy and anatomy
- recognition of bee forage plants
- academic knowledge
The team performed well and did Australia proud coming an unbelievable 5th place in the Country Competition, with Ruben Wherrett taking out 2nd Place in the Individual Competition, collectively they have shown that Australia is both a team that have a great attitude and an ability to succeed on the world stage.