Published - 9 May 2022 By Elizabeth Frost, NSW DPI La Niña and the honey bee In Australia’s extreme conditions, honey bee hives may require nutritional management when quality nectar and pollen aren’t readily available within a few kilometres of the … Read More autumn, disaster relief, La Niña, managing hives, nutrition, pollen, supplementary feeding, winter Managing your hives, Nutrition
Published - 11 March 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney To understand our bees we must understand our plants In Australia, through the Plan Bee program, we are embarking on a journey to implement estimated breeding values to assist in genetic selection. This process … Read More breeding, nutrition, plants Breeding, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination
Published - 26 November 2021 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Is my honey organic? Honey is a fantastic, delicious, natural product, but can we call it organic? There are scores of different honeys on the market, not just in … Read More honey, labels, organic Agrichemicals, Honey, Managing your hives
Published - 10 November 2021 By Rod Bourke, NSW DPI Australian beekeepers need to regularly check for exotic mites Australian honey industry at risk from exotic mites The majority of Australian beekeepers are completely unskilled and unprepared should mites arrive to our shores and start … Read More alcohol wash, biosecurity, hive inspections, sugar shake, Tropilaelaps, varroa Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 31 October 2021 By Mark Page, NSW DPI Nuisance bees With a growth in the keeping of bees especially in high residential areas, there are a few things to consider so that your bees do … Read More aggression, breeding, light, queens, requeening, swarming, water Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Policy and compliance
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 - 2 July 2021 By Elizabeth Frost Record-keeping for bee biosecurity and production Biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility, including beekeepers, but what is biosecurity and how does it help our honey bees? According to the Department of Health, biosecurity … Read More biosecurity, code of practise, hive inspection, record keeping Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives
Published - 25 June 2021 By Nadine Chapman Royal Jelly: An Emerging Market? Royal jelly for sale in ChinaSource: Doug Somerville Royal jelly is what makes a queen bee a queen. Larvae that are destined to become queens are … Read More emerging market, queen rearing, royal jelly Managing your hives
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 - 4 June 2021 By Théotime Colin (University of Sydney) Varroa, the greatest threat to Australian honey bees What is the varroa mite and what does it do? Varroa destructor is a small mite that parasitises honey bees, transmitting harmful diseases and ultimately killing … Read More mites, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 5 March 2021 By Nadine Chapman Hive inspections Under the Australian honey bee industry biosecurity code of practice beekeepers are required to inspect their hives at least twice per year and to keep … Read More American foulbrood, biosecurity, code of practise, hive inspections, hive movements, mites, records, varroa Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Registration, Training & resources
Published - 9 December 2020 By Cooper Schouten Do you need skilled beekeepers? Australian beekeepers who can’t find experienced and local workers to meet their needs can recruit employees from some of our nearest neighbours in the Pacific. … Read More Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme, skilled workers, training Managing your hives, Policy and compliance, Training & resources