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 - 22 February 2023 By Nadine Chapman and Elizabeth Frost 2022 Plan Bee Survey results: breeding objectives Plan Bee, Australia’s national honey bee genetic improvement program conducts an annual survey of beekeepers and breeders to determine attitudes and opinions surrounding honey bee … Read More breeding, honey, Plan bee, queen bees, temperament Breeding, Genetics, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee
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 - 22 December 2022 By Nadine Chapman and Sam Walkom Plan Bee evaluations: what colonies, traits, and when? Plan Bee is Australia’s honey bee genetic improvement program. Participating bee breeders will perform colony evaluations and submit the data to the database. Once there is … Read More bee biosecurity code of practice, breeding, breeding objective, colony inspection, disease, EBV, pest, Plan bee, traits Breeding, Code of Practice, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Uncategorized
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 - 18 November 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney 2021 Plan Bee survey In 2021, 109 beekeepers responded to a survey about queen replacement strategies, satisfaction with purchased queens, trait desirability, and attitudes to the Plan Bee honey … Read More breeding objective, Plan bee, queen bees, traits Breeding, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination
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
