Chair Report – April 2026
30 April 2026Chair Quarterly Report April 2026 Recently I attended an event where I listened to the CEO of Sunrice speak. I was intrigued by his sentiment that Australian primary produces are… Read More
Chair Report – April 2026
CEO Update April 2026
30 April 2026CEO Report April 2026 Just as we almost start to get used to the new world with varroa, along comes resistance. Another devastating game changer for the industry. As we… Read More
CEO Update March 2026
23 March 2026CEO Report March 2026 The first few months of 2026 have reinforced just how rapidly the operating environment for Australian beekeepers is changing. Varroa is now an established reality across… Read More
Varroa Resistance: What It Means for Your Apiary
23 March 2026Recent confirmation of pyrethroid-resistant varroa mites in parts of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland has understandably raised concern across the industry. For many beekeepers, this is… Read More
Media Release: Honey bee industry disappointed by inconclusive Varroa investigation
17 March 2026CLICK HERE TO OPEN This MEDIA RELEASE AS A PDF CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION REPORT Read More
Australian Colony Loss Survey Results Report 2025
27 October 2025Australian Colony Loss Survey Results Report 2025 The Australian Colony Loss Survey 2025 results have published! Coloss Report 2025 Click Here The Australian Colony Loss Survey provides valuable hive… Read More
Australia’s National Bee Pest Blitz Campaign! is BACK!
19 March 2023Bee Pest Blitz Bee Pest Blitz is a national initiative throughout April annually, it is a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of bee biosecurity and encourage beekeepers to… Read More
Virus transmission put under the microscope to improve beekeepers’ access to oversees genetics
19 March 2026Excerpt from AgriFutures “News and Events (18/03/2026) Experiments look to improve beekeepers’ ability to import desirable genetics, by understanding how deformed wing virus is transmitted from queen bees to eggs through… Read More
Chair Report – January 2026
20 January 2026Chair Quarterly Report January 2026 Happy New Year to the beekeeping community, I hope that you managed a few days off. Christmas and New Year is always a busy time… Read More
Miticide Registrations, APVMA and the Role of AHBIC
30 April 2026There has been commentary across industry about the APVMA process for varroa miticides and what role AHBIC plays. It is important to separate three things: emergency permits, full product registrations,… Read More