Professional Beekeepers

apiarist association structure
published - 24 February 2020
By Nadine Chapman
Your beekeeping community needs you

Local branches are the foundation of vibrant, effective state associations with AHBIC overarching at the national level.

Branch
Branches provide the foundation for the state associations and the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) at the national level. 
The branch memberships are composed of recreational and professional beekeepers and usually include some of …
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Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Uncategorized

bees and bushfires
published - 22 January 2020
By Nadine Chapman (University of Sydney)
Bushfire and drought recovery for beekeepers

Rural industries have been hit hard by drought and bushfires. The effect on Australia’s beekeepers will be felt for a long time to come, due not only to the immediate loss of floral resources, but because some floral species can take up to 75 years to mature and flower.
Many Australians …
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Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Uncategorized

AHBIC
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 is to represent the best interest of the Australian beekeeping industry through advocacy and the prioritizing of research, development and education.

Video: In this video, Peter McDonald, …
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Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration

published - 2 April 2019
By Ruth Luckner
Introducing the Professional Beekeepers Community of Practice

The Professional Beekeepers Community of Practice (CoP) has been established to meet the needs of rural and regional Australia for the extension of knowledge and promote collaboration on important issues to commercial beekeeping.
Led by passionate and knowledgeable industry experts from around Australia, the Professional Beekeeping community provides the most recent, …
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Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Resources

published - 28 March 2019
By Liz Frost
670,000+ registered honey bee hives in Australia

672,216 honey bee hives and 25,495 beekeepers are registered in Australia according to Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) past Executive Director Trevor Weatherhead.  

TOTAL NUMBER OF BEEKEEPERS NATIONALLY
25,495

TOTAL NUMBER OF BEE HIVES IN AUSTRALIA
672,216

With the assistance of state and territory government staff, Weatherhead compiled an update of beekeeper and …
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Managing your hives, Registration