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NSW Bee Biosecurity Officer update December 2020

15/12/2020 – 12:14 pm In this update, NSW Bee Biosecurity Officer (BBO) Rod Bourke provides an overview of his main activities since March 2020. It’s fair to say that I have found the last seven months to be about the weirdest time in my life, and there has been a lot of uncertainty that has made it tough for […] Read more

Is it truly great to self-pollinate?

04/11/2020 – 11:41 am It’s a serious question raised in a slightly naughty way in ‘Pollination Week’, the Australian Pollinator Week theme song released today. “I couldn’t help smiling as I began to contemplate it” said Fiona Chambers, CEO of the Wheen Bee Foundation, “and that’s what makes this theme song so great; it does make you think about […] Read more

Victorian Bee Biosecurity Officer update November 2020

03/11/2020 – 4:26 pm This update provides an overview Victorian BBO Ally Driessen’s main activities since mid-2020 Read more

Bee biosecurity webinar recordings now available

19/10/2020 – 9:18 am Earlier this year, Queensland Bee Biosecurity Officer Rebecca Laws presented a series of webinars covering a wide range of bee biosecurity topics like how to check your hive for pests and diseases. The webinars were recorded and are now available to watch on the Biosecurity Queensland YouTube channel and below. Ants, waxmoth and hive beetle This […] Read more

Tasmanian Bee Biosecurity Officer update

30/09/2020 – 8:55 am This update from the Tasmanian Bee Biosecurity Officer (BBO) Karla Williams gives an overview of her main activities from November 2019 to September 2020. In November 2019, Karla attended the field days of the North-West and Southern branches of the Tasmanian Beekeepers Association (TBA). These were key events for providing biosecurity messages and demonstrating varroa […] Read more