Published - 20 February 2024 By Dr Cornelia Sattler, Macquarie University What are the best tools to evaluate honey bee health? The past years have not been easy for beekeepers and for growers who rely on honey bees for pollination services. Varroa mites, extreme weather events, … Read More bee health technology, hive sensors Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 6 November 2023 By Emily Noordyke Introduction to Integrated Pest Management for Beekeepers It can be overwhelming to decide how to manage pests and diseases in your honey bee colonies, especially when there is already a long list … Read More biosecurity, hive management, mites, pests and disease, sugar shake Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 2 November 2023 By Dr Madlen Kratz, NSW DPI Old comb = a less productive colony Replacing old comb can seem like a time-consuming task, but it will not only decrease the risk of disease and accumulated toxins but significantly increase … Read More hive management, honey, mites, pests and disease, pollen Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 31 October 2023 By Nadine Chapman, Professional Beekeepers CoP Who is Professional Beekeepers for? The Professional Beekeepers Community of Practice has been established to meet the needs of rural and regional Australians for the extension of beekeeping knowledge and … Read More biosecurity, breeding, hive management, Plan bee, queen bees, varroa 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 - 21 July 2023 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Should you use antibiotics to treat your hive? In Australia it is permissible to use oxytetracycline to treat European foulbrood. A prescription from a veterinarian is required, and factsheets are available on how … Read More antibiotics, European foulbrood, microbiome, oxytetracycline Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 19 June 2023 By Michael Holmes, University of Sydney How does Varroa spread between hives, and what can we do about it? While we are hoping for a successful eradication of Varroa in New South Wales, beekeepers should prepare for the possibility of living with the pest. … Read More biosecurity, drift, robbing, varroa Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 21 April 2023 By Rod Bourke, NSW DPI Bee Biosecurity Officer What to do if a slime-out occurs Small hive beetle (SHB) is a pest that causes issues in many parts of Australia. In some cases, SHB can contaminate honey with Kodamaea yeast, … Read More American foulbrood, biosecurity, managing your hives, slime out, small hive beetle Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 2 February 2023 By Emily Remnant, University of Sydney Developing safer, selective insecticides to preserve honey bee health Most currently used pesticides in agricultural applications contain broad-spectrum chemicals, which are harmful to a wide range of insects. However, the majority of insects are … Read More agrichemicals, hormone receptor, insecticide, pesticide, safer chemicals, small hive beetle, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 24 November 2022 By Rod Bourke, NSW Department of Primary Industries Managing hives to minimise damage from small hive beetles This past season has seen a large increase in the numbers of small hive beetle (SHB) observed within beehives. Unfortunately, SHB is here to stay … Read More American foulbrood, pests and disease, small hive beetles, swarming Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 4 November 2022 By Dr. Mary Whitehouse, NSW Department of Primary Industries Does Australia have Varroa mite predators? Do our bees have useful associates that attack Varroa mites? – you can help. Above: A honey bee next to an adult Chelifer cancroides (pseudoscorpion). Image … Read More biosecurity, integrated pests management, managing your hives, pest management, pests and diseases, pseudoscorpion, varroa Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 29 August 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Braula fly (walk) Braula coeca fly on a honey beePhoto courtesy M Zhang What do you call a fly with no wings? A walk. Braula coeca is just that, … Read More braula, louse, mites, pests Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 15 June 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Plan Bee pollination webinar The economic value of honey bees in Australia was AU$8.35-19.97 billion in 2015 (Karasińki 2018). Much of this value comes from pollination of 53 agricultural … Read More pollination, survey, webinars Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination
