Published - 9 February 2026 By Dave Fairhall, NSW DPIRD The Honey Bee Biosecurity Code of Practice has been updated The Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice (the Code) was revised in late 2025 to reflect the establishment of Varroa destructor in parts … Read More American foulbrood, biosecurity, brood inspection, code of practice, honey testing, recordkeeping, registration, reporting, robbing Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Registration, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 4 November 2025 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD Have your say on beekeeper education The cost-shared Varroa Transition to Management (T2M) program will be winding up over the next few months. Beekeepers will continue to be supported via their … Read More education, survey, varroa Training & resources
Published - 17 July 2025 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD Real Beekeeper Stories: Varroa Mite Case Studies The National Varroa Mite Management Program has gathered a collection of case studies sharing real experiences from beekeepers across Australia as they manage the impacts … Read More case studies, NVMMP, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 28 March 2025 By Professional Beekeepers CoP Varroa mite resources for Australian beekeepers – Essential information and support Varroa mite is a major challenge for Australian beekeepers, but there are plenty of resources to help manage the pest and protect honey bee populations. The … Read More biosecurity, breeding, miticide, training, varroa Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Breeding, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 7 August 2024 By Nadine Chapman, Professional Beekeepers CoP Varroa management workshops Currently New South Wales is the only state to have detected Varroa. Eastern seaboard states are expecting to find it in the near future, while … Read More training, varroa Biosecurity, Pests and diseases, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 2 April 2019 By Liz Frost Apiary sites on public lands The Australian beekeeping industry depends on access to apiary sites on both private and public land. Private land sites are up to the beekeeper to … Read More Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Policy and compliance, Training & resources
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 - 14 March 2023 By Erica Mo, University of Sydney Are robotic bees the future … not for now Flying robotic bees A glimpse of that future was seen in the Netflix show ‘Black Mirror’ episode ‘Hated in the Nation’ in which autonomous mechanical bees … Read More artificial pollination, mechanical pollination, pollination, robotic bees Pollination, Training & resources
Published - 8 April 2020 By Nadine Chapman BOLT: biosecurity online training About the course A brood frame with a poor brood pattern due to chalkbrood infectionM. V. Smith, University of Guelph The Biosecurity for Beekeepers BOLT course provides … Read More biosecurity, code of practise, policy, training Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Training & resources
Published - 27 September 2021 By Kelly Lees, NSW DPI One hive or too many to count: Why pest and disease training matters A experienced beekeeper (20 years of keeping bees) attending training in honey bee biosecurity described to the class how after inspecting some hives and discovering … Read More American foulbrood, biosecurity, disease, European foulbrood, training Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Training & resources
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 2019 By Nadine Chapman Honey labelling Whether you are a large honey packer or you sell honey at your local markets, honey labelling laws apply to you. Honey sold at fund-raising … Read More honey, labelling Honey, Policy and compliance, Training & resources
