Published - 4 April 2020 By Nadine Chapman Can Aussie bees tolerate Varroa? Australia is the lucky country, particularly for beekeepers. Around the world, the beekeeping industry has been devastated by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa and the diseases … Read More sugar shake, varroa Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Pests and diseases
Published - 17 January 2020 By Nadine Chapman Are your hives registered? It is important to register your hive/s, no matter how big or small your operations. Not only does this enable the industry to more accurately … Read More biosecurity, code of practise Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Disaster relief, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Registration
Published - 5 December 2019 By Nadine Chapman Summer management It’s getting hot hot hot, and so are your bees! Extreme heat can melt beeswax, kill brood or even the entire colony. Keep your colonies cool Site … Read More apiary location, hive management, summer, ventilation Code of Practice, Managing your hives
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 - 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 - 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
Published - 22 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman Barrier management systems The Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice recommends the implementation of a barrier system that divides the apiary into one or more isolated … Read More AFB, American foulbrood, barrier management, biosecurity, community of practice Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 15 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) vision is a sustainable and profitable Australian honey bee industry providing food security and market opportunities. AHBIC’s mission … Read More AHBIC, biosecurity Beekeeping on public land, Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Training & resources
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
Published - 24 June 2019 By Nadine Chapman Hive management: Autumn & winter Hive management in autumn is critical to ensuring your hives survive winter. Disease and colony management is best performed in autumn rather than in winter. … Read More American foulbrood, autumn, hive management, nosema, supplementary feeding, winter Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases