Published - 26 November 2021 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Is my honey organic? Honey is a fantastic, delicious, natural product, but can we call it organic? There are scores of different honeys on the market, not just in … Read More honey, labels, organic Agrichemicals, Honey, Managing your hives
Published - 3 September 2021 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Help us improve pollination Australia’s honey bee genetic improvement program (Plan Bee) seeks to breed honey bees with traits that benefit both beekeepers and growers. However, the program recognises … Read More almonds, avocado, blueberry, breeding, Plan bee, pollination, survey Agrichemicals, Breeding, Plan Bee, Pollination
Published - 24 June 2021 By Professional Beekeepers CoP Professional Beekeepers Community of Practice “ExtensionAUS Professional Beekeepers” provides the most current, relevant and accurate information on research, best beekeeping practices, hot topics and business solutions for the Australian beekeeping … Read More Agrichemicals, Beekeeping on public land, Biosecurity, Breeding, Code of Practice, Disaster relief, Genetics, Honey, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Training & resources
Published - 2 October 2020 By Nadine Chapman Avocado pollination Smashed avocado on toast has revolutionised breakfast and even been blamed for younger generations being unable to buy a house. Avocado production has risen from … Read More alternative pollinators, avocado, nectar foragers, pollination Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Pollination
Published - 18 September 2020 By Nadine Chapman Why you should use Australian beeswax The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) recently released a statement regarding the importation of beeswax. Testing of some imported beeswax has shown that it … Read More beehive products, candles, cosmetics, food, fungicide, miticide, paraffin, pesticide, soy, wax Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Policy and compliance
Published - 15 September 2020 By Elizabeth Frost, NSW Department of Primary Industries Fungicides and their effects on honey bees The largest migration of livestock in Australia is upon us as almond bloom finishes and over 220,000 bee hives, some 6 trillion bees (give or … Read More agrichemicals, almonds, apple, canola, fungicides, pear, pesticides, pollination Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Pollination
Published - 7 August 2020 By Nadine Chapman European Foulbrood European foulbrood is a bacterial disease caused by Melissococcus plutonius. It is highly contagious. The brood are infected by food contaminated with the bacterium. The … Read More American foulbrood, European foulbrood, hive management Agrichemicals, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 15 May 2020 By Nadine Chapman B-QUAL – ensuring food safety standards B-QUAL Australia was established by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council in 2002 with the aim that 90% of honey production be quality assured for … Read More B-QUAL, food safety standards, honey Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Policy and compliance, Training & resources
Published - 4 December 2019 By Nadine Chapman Screened bottom boards Varroa has not yet established in Australia. In the advent that it does establish, beekeepers need to be aware of the available control methods. Chemical … Read More hive management, screened bottom boards, varroa Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Honey, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 11 November 2019 By Nadine Chapman Australian pollinator week This week is devoted to celebrating pollinators. Pollinators include: bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies, bats and other small mammals, and birds. According to an AgriFutures Australia … Read More agriculture, Agrifutures Australia, BeeAware, crop guides, Hort Innovation, pollination, Pollinator week Agrichemicals, Beekeeping on public land, Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Pollination
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 - 4 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Almond pollination: hive management Every year in August over 200,000 bee colonies are taken to New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia to pollinate more than 30,000 hectares (Almond … Read More almonds, biosecurity, hive management, pollination Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination
