Welcome to the AHBIC web site.

We hope you enjoy learning about us and the honey bee industry in Australia. We would appreciate any feedback, so please e-mail us any thoughts or suggestions.

Our Mission Statement:

"To maximise the efficient use of industry resources and funds to ensure the long term economic viability, security and prosperity of the Australian HoneyBee Industry in Australia along with the betterment of the industry's greater contribution to food security".

 A  special thanks to all Ahbic supporters.

Latest web addittions

• 12/12/2011 - MANUAL OF IMPORTING COUNTRY REQUIREMENTS (MICor) This government data base will now house information relating to overseas import requirements for a range of foods and non-food products.  As importing country requirements are updated, information will be added, deleted or amended in MICoR  -  Market Access MICoR (PDF)

• BEE SWARM INFORMATION - SEE BELOW IN DOCUMENTS....

• 3/8/2011 - NATIONAL FOOD PLAN SUBMISSION  -  National Food Plan Submission (PDF)

• 16/5/2011 - Media release from Australia Post on Australian Native Plant Industries in which the honey industry is featured in the set of stamps - Farming Australia Native Plants (PDF)

• RIRDC PAPER - ESTIMATING THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC COST OF THE ASIAN HONEY BEE INCURSION - Please follow the link below to the RIRDC web site by placing your mouse over the text;
  

   Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC)

   

  • Canberra Rally Photos - Asianbee Canberra March2011 (PDF)
  • Press Release - follow link - Press Release (PDF)
  • Briefing Notes - Briefing Notes (PDF)
  • Asian Bee Eradication - Asian Bee Eradication (PDF)
  
   

  Documents of Interest ........

   

  • Bee Swarm Information - Follow this Link - Bee Swarm Information (PDF)
  • Pollination Aware Fact Sheet - Follow this link - Pollination Aware FAct Sheet (PDF)
  • National Best Management Practice for Beekeeping in an Australian Environment  - follow link - National Best Practice for Beekeeping (PDF)
  • Latest Newsletters - follow home page links.
  • AHBIC Business Plan 2008 - 2012 - follow link - Business Plan 2008 (PDF)
  • Past Business Plan 2001 - 2005 follow link - Business Plan 2005 (PDF)
  • Importing country requirements - follow link - Importing country requirements (PDF)
  • Completing EU Health certificates -follow link - Completing Eu Health Certificates (PDF)
  • Upcoming industry conferences 2011 - see AHBIC Member Bodies section
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  • AHBIC's Constitution - see About AHBIC section - under mission Statement
  
  

  	B-Qual Australia AHBIC's quality assurance company. » Read more
  	Wonderful World of Honey A publication produced by the Australian Honey Board a number of years ago but still very relevant. » Read more » Download the PDF version - Wonderful Story of Honey (PDF)