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Mental health for beekeepers

Bushfire and drought recovery

Summer management

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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AHBIC, bee hives, drought, fire, floral resources, hive aid, registration

Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Uncategorized

Some of the foods pollinated by honey bees

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 report around 65% of Australian agricultural production depends on insect pollination, and around 35 industries are dependent upon honey bee pollination. In fact, one third …
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agriculture, Agrifutures Australia, BeeAware, crop guides, Hort Innovation, pollination, Pollinator week

Beekeeping on public land, Pests and diseases, Pollination

published - 28 October 2019
By Liz Frost, Dr Doug Somerville

“Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia” – read all about it

Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia is a long-awaited publication written by Dr. Doug Somerville, Technical Specialist, Bees with the NSW Department of Primary Industries. This book focuses on the value of key plants to nectar-feeding animals in Australia with particular emphasis on honey bee nutritional requirements. Successful beekeepers …
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acacia, angophora, corymbia, eucalyptus, honey, leatherwood, pollen

Beekeeping on public land, Honey, Managing your hives, Pollination

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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AHBIC, biosecurity

Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration

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 find and organise with private landholders, whereas public land is available in all states and territories save for the Australian Capital Territory. Each state and …
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Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Policy and compliance

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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community of practice

Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Resources