Queensland Beekeepers' Association Inc

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Pests and Disease

Explore our dedicated playlist to learn more about exotic and endemic pests and diseases that have the ability to impact the health of honey bees.

Topics covered include:

Bee brood diseases
Mites and external parasites
Ants, waxmoth and hive beetle
Nosema
Good bee biosecurity
The honey bee industry code of practice
Barrier systems for honey bees

Varroa mite:

What you need to know

Learn and explore more in relation to the detection of varroa and the obligations of beekeepers to check for the presence of varroa.

All Queensland based beekeepers are asked to complete varroa mite surveillance using the alcohol wash and the drone uncapping method and report all results to the Bee 123 app.

For more information about the response to the detection of varroa, please click here.

Agrifutures:

Honey bee and Pollination Series

Agrifutures Australia covers a variety of topics in this great series.

Topics included in this series include:

How to select apiary sites
How to Re-queen a hive
Artificial insemination (AI) of queen bees
Breeding Queen bees
Providing a pollination service
The Barrier Management System

QBA Events

Explore our series reflecting on recent events hosted by the QBA.

Each year the QBA hosts a state conference in conjunction with our annual general meeting. Open days are held on the Saturday after the completion of our conference.

We also take great pride in our extension work promoting our unique, yet critical sector to our agricultural industry partners, external stakeholders, school students and all levels of government.

AHBIC

(Australian Honey Bee Industry Council)

Explore AHBIC's Explainer Series covering topics including :

Setting up your first bee hive
Beekeeping as a business
Managing your bee hive to prevent pests and diseases

This dedicated playlist also includes industry briefing updates relating to the response to Varroa mite.

To learn more about AHBIC please click here.