Published - 19 August 2019 By Nadine Chapman Chalkbrood The fungus Ascosphaera apis causes chalkbrood disease in honey bees. The disease occurs in honey bee larvae fed fungal spores by nurse bees. The spores … Read More barrier management, chalkbrood, hive management, spring Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 5 August 2019 By Diana Leemon What is the national honey levy? The National Honey Levy is a compulsory levy established in 1962 at the request of the Australian honey bee industry. Honey that is produced in … Read More Agrifutures Australia, emergency plant pest response, Honey levies, national residue survey, Plant Health Australia, research Policy and compliance
Published - 30 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman The queen is dead. Long live the queen. The queen is the most important individual in a honey bee colony. Having young, quality queens is an easy way for beekeepers to maximise their … Read More Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 22 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman Barrier management systems The Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice recommends the implementation of a barrier system that divides the apiary into one or more isolated … Read More AFB, American foulbrood, barrier management, biosecurity, community of practice Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
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 … Read More AHBIC, biosecurity Beekeeping on public land, Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Training & resources
Published - 4 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Almond pollination: hive management Every year in August over 200,000 bee colonies are taken to New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia to pollinate more than 30,000 hectares (Almond … Read More almonds, biosecurity, hive management, pollination Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination
Published - 24 June 2019 By Nadine Chapman Hive management: Autumn & winter Hive management in autumn is critical to ensuring your hives survive winter. Disease and colony management is best performed in autumn rather than in winter. … Read More American foulbrood, autumn, hive management, nosema, supplementary feeding, winter Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 11 June 2019 By Nadine Chapman Wax moth There are two species of wax moth in Australia. These are the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella and the lesser wax moth Achroia grisella. Both … Read More comb storage, spring, summer, wax moth Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 2 April 2019 By Diana Leemon Pests and diseases – Small hive beetle Summer brings warmth, hopefully rain, flowers and with luck; lots of honey bee activity. Unfortunately for beekeepers in many areas of Australia it also means … Read More Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
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 - 2 April 2019 By Nadine Chapman Polyandry: what is it and why should beekeepers care? Polyandry, a fancy word for something that all beekeepers know: honey bee queens mate with multiple males. The average is 12, but two Australian studies … Read More mating, queen bees Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
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 … Read More community of practice Beekeeping on public land, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Resources
