Published - 9 November 2019 By Elizabeth Frost, NSW Department of Primary Industries What is VSH? Varroa sensitive hygiene trait The Varroa destructor mite is a major honey bee pest throughout most of the world. Australia is the only major beekeeping country in the world … Read More biosecurity, breeding, varroa, VSH Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 28 October 2019 By Liz Frost, Dr Doug Somerville “Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia” – read all about it Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia is a long-awaited publication written by Dr. Doug Somerville, Technical Specialist, Bees with the NSW Department of Primary … Read More acacia, angophora, corymbia, eucalyptus, honey, leatherwood, pollen Beekeeping on public land, Honey, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pollination
Published - 17 October 2019 By Nadine Chapman Why we need to breed better bees More honey More money “If you just keep using the same bees as we’ve got today, into the future, for people to make a living they … Read More Breeding, Managing your hives
Published - 2 October 2019 By Nadine Chapman Honey labelling Whether you are a large honey packer or you sell honey at your local markets, honey labelling laws apply to you. Honey sold at fund-raising … Read More honey, labelling Honey, Policy and compliance, Training & resources
Published - 1 October 2019 By Nadine Chapman Propolis: an emerging market Propolis is produced by honey bees from saliva, beeswax and plant exudes. Propolis has antibacterial properties and can serve as an ‘external’ immune system for … Read More bee products, propolis, value adding Managing your hives
Published - 19 September 2019 By Nadine Chapman Fire safety for beekeepers Smoke causes bees to stop guarding the entrance to the colony, move inside and gorge on honey. Just like humans, bees are easier to deal … Read More fire, hive management, safety, smoker Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Policy and compliance
Published - 16 September 2019 By Nadine Chapman Honey testing: more to the story Laboratory testing of honey.Source: http://www.chemcentre.wa.gov.au/Our-Services/Primary-Industry-chemistry/Honey-analysis There have been a few media reports about honey adulteration in Australia in the past year. This has resulted in a … Read More acacia, banksia, bioactive honey, honey, honey standards, leatherwood, Leptospermum, NMR, red gum, supplementary feeding Agrichemicals, Code of Practice, Honey, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Policy and compliance
Published - 12 September 2019 By Nadine Chapman Spring management Spring has sprung, and it is time for beekeepers to spring into action to ensure a good season. Early spring inspections Is there a laying queen? Is there … Read More chalkbrood, hive management, honey, queen bees, spring, supplementary feeding, swarming Breeding, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 3 September 2019 By Nadine Chapman, Tom Gillard American Foulbrood American Foulbrood is a highly contagious and fatal disease caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. This bacterium can survive for extended periods by forming spores … Read More American foulbrood, barrier management, biosecurity, hive management Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 23 August 2019 By Nadine Chapman, Dr Doug Somerville To feed or not to feed By definition honey is a “natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of blossoms … which honey bees collect, transform and combine … Read More biosecurity, hive management, nosema, nutrition, pollen, sugar, supplementary feeding Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
