CEO Update February 2023
27 February 2023February has been another busy month for AHBIC. The Varroa response continues to dominate our activities. Despite this we have been able to progress the establishment of the imported honey… Read More
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Victoria Interstate Permits
28 April 2023Image: Agriculture Victoria conducting surveillance on sentinel hives along NSW border. Victorian Permits Following extensive tracing and surveillance activities by NSW DPI, the consultative committee for… Read More
Chair Report – February 2023
27 February 2023Welcome to Bianca Giggins, our Varroa Coordinator. Bianca has been busy learning AHBIC processes and systems and is now heavily involved in the varroa response. You can thank Bianca for… Read More
“Buzz About Bees” DAF Hermitage Schools Plant Science Competition
22 February 2023The annual DAF Hermitage Research Facility Schools Plant Science Competition is open to all primary and secondary students, from years prep to 12, Australia wide. The Queensland Government, Department of… Read More
Managing an outbreak of American foulbrood
22 February 2023Author: Jessica Bikaun (née Moran), Project Officer (Bees), Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia Recently I had the pleasure of speaking at the Western Australian Apiarists’ Society… Read More
Bee Biosecurity in Tasmania Bids Fond Farewell and Warm Welcome
22 February 2023In late December 2022, Karla Williams moved on from her role as Senior Biosecurity Officer (Apiary Biosecurity) with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas). As the… Read More
CEO Update January 2023
25 January 2023Happy new year! Hopefully this year will be filled with greater honey prospects than the last! On behalf of our Chair and the board we welcome Bianca Giggins to the… Read More
Introducing Bianca Giggins Varroa Coordinator for AHBIC
17 January 2023G’Day, I am Bianca Giggins the newly appointed Varroa Coordinator (VC) for AHBIC. Supported with funding from DAFF, I have come onboard to assist AHBIC the Varroa incursion. I am… Read More
Probiotics to help defend crop-pollinating honeybees from common diseases
13 January 2023By Georgina Binns BZool – MConsBiol – MRes Researchers plan to provide bees with immunity-boosting probiotics to increase defence against common infections. Researchers at Macquarie University are developing an economical… Read More
CEO Update
23 December 2022What a year! 2022 has been a whirl wind year for AHBIC, starting with the resignation of our CEO in December 2021, appointment of an acting CEO at the start… Read More