CEO Update July 2025
29 July 2025CEO Report July 2025 As conference season winds up, the attention of many in the industry turns to hive health and strength coming out of winter. We are hearing many… Read More
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Warm Welcome New Appointees to the AHBIC Board
29 July 2025Our 2025 Annual General Meeting held in Adelaide’s city fringe on 5th July at The Marion Hotel was a great success. We hosted delegates from all 10 member bodies both… Read More
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program – Funding Opportunities
29 July 2025AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program has two exciting opportunities, don’t miss out! Request for Quote: Feasibility study – Commercial bee hive and honey traceability system AgriFutures Australia invites… Read More
Development of Ecofriendly Selective Pesticides to Safeguard Honeybees
29 May 2025Of the 100 crop varieties that provide 90% of the world’s food, 71 are pollinated by bees1. However, the recent invasion of Varroa destructor, a mite that parasitises honeybees, has led… Read More
Chair Report – March 2025
27 March 2025Chair Report March 2025 The AHBIC team recently met in Canberra for two days of workshops and meetings, unfortunately two of our executives were hunkered down due to Ex Tropical… Read More
Chair Report – May 2025
29 May 2025Chair Report May 2025 The past couple of months have been a busy period for AHBIC operationally. It is pleasing to see the 2025-2030 AHBIC strategic plan finalised which will… Read More
Australia’s National Bee Pest Blitz Campaign! is BACK!
3 April 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
Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) has been scrapped.
25 February 2025The 38 industry members of Australia’s $39 billion plant industries represented by the Plant Industry Forum welcome news that the fundamentally flawed Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) has finally been… Read More
Churchill Fellowships applications 2025
14 February 2025People in the agriculture, horticulture and food production sectors are invited to consider applying for prestigious Churchill Fellowships. Applications open 28 February 2025. These are a unique chance to travel… Read More
AHBIC Industry Information – DWV
14 February 2025Deformed wing virus has been found in Australia. Should we be worried? Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a common virus found in honey bee populations across the globe. Despite extensive… Read More