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  1. Get bee-sy and check your hives in April
    With over 47,937 registered beekeepers who own approximately 855,330 hives, keeping Australia’s honey bee population healthy is no mean feat. ‘Bee Pest Blitz’ is a new annual month-long national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of bee biosecurity and … Updated: March 29, 2023
  2. Biosecurity for Beekeepers Course 
    The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) and PHA, with assistance from Australia’s Bee Biosecurity Officers and original funding from AgriFutures Australia, have developed the Biosecurity for Beekeepers course. The course is designed for people who have a basic understanding … Updated: December 13, 2022
  3. Surveillance and diagnostics key to protect bee industry
    With over 29,000 registered beekeepers who own approximately 668,000 hives, keeping Australia’s honey bee population healthy is no mean feat. Australia’s geographic location, a world-class biosecurity system and programs such as the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (NBPSP) protect the … Updated: November 21, 2022
  4. Bee biosecurity update from Western Australia
    WA has enjoyed a fantastic season from January to June 2022, with many commercial and recreational beekeepers gleefully complaining there has been ‘too much honey’. Winter came as a welcome relief to many apiarists who were able to catch up … Updated: September 20, 2022
  5. Message from the CEO – July 2022
    The first six months of 2022 has certainly been jam packed with activity. As we enter the next six months and our new financial year, I really look forward to refocusing and building on our existing activities to support our … Updated: July 20, 2022
  6. A focus on Bee Biosecurity
    Following the buzz of World Bee Day celebrations last month, we continued our bee focus with PHA’s Kathryn Pagler, Bee Biosecurity Project Officer, attending the 4th Honey Bee Congress and the 3rd Native Bee Conference that both took … Updated: June 27, 2022
  7. The 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference
    The 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference will be held in Sydney, 11-12 June 2022. This biennial summit is the only national meeting on native bees, and will focus on unlocking their potential. Organizers expect several hundred participants to attend … Updated: May 17, 2022
  8. Beekeepers supported after severe weather
    Recent severe weather events in South-East Queensland and New South Wales have significantly impacted many beekeepers. Commercial and hobby beekeepers alike found themselves dealing with flood affected hives or had lost hives completely and needed to dispose of hive boxes … Updated: June 8, 2022
  9. NPBS – Scope of the strategy and guiding principles
    Scope of the strategy This strategy focuses on improved outcomes for the national plant biosecurity system and applies to plant pests and weeds that impact Australia’s plant industries, environment and community. For the purpose of this strategy, plant pests are … Updated: April 22, 2022
  10. NPBS – Introduction
    With many plant pests and weeds at our doorstep – ongoing investment to protect the livelihood of producers and the end-to-end supply chain has never been more important. Plant pests and weeds are capable of damaging our plant industries, food … Updated: November 9, 2022