From Hive to Jar: Optimizing Extraction and Minimizing Moisture for Export-Grade Honey
Why Post-Harvest Management Matters For serious and commercial beekeepers, producing quality honey does not end when the supers come off the hive. The journey from comb to finished
Circular Apiaries: Sustainable Practices for Reusing Wax, Timber, and Plastic Equipment
Introduction: Turning Waste into Resources For commercial and serious beekeepers, sustainability is increasingly about more than protecting bee populations. It is also about managi
Newsletter – October 2026
Welcome Welcome to the latest edition of the BTRACE newsletter, bringing together practical information, useful insights and developments relevant to Australia’s beekeeping indus
Troubleshooting Common Beekeeping Problems: A Practical Guide
Keeping Ahead of Problems in the Apiary Commercial and serious hobby beekeeping demands more than routine hive inspections. Strong colonies can deteriorate quickly when nutrition,
Propolis Harvesting: Techniques and Uses
Turning a Hive Defence Mechanism into a Valuable Hive Product Propolis harvesting is the process of collecting the resinous material that honey bees gather from plants and combine
Newsletter – September 2026
Latest articles Honey Fraud- How It Happens and What Are the Options? When a consumer picks up a jar of honey, they assume the label tells the whole story. But behind the scenes, h
Honey and Allergies: Can it Help?
Spring Is Here: What Does That Mean for Allergies? Spring has just started across Australia, and for many people that means warmer days, flowering plants and the return of familiar
Newsletter – August 2026
Latest articles Unveiling the wonders of raw honey As beekeepers, we know that honey is much more than something to drizzle on toast. Behind every jar lies an extraordinary co
Preparing for the Honey Flow: Maximising Springtime Productivity
The Honey Flow Starts Before the Flowers Do For serious beekeepers, spring is not simply the time when bees become more active. It is the beginning of one of the most important pro
B-QUAL News JUNE 2021
The overall aim is to strengthen consumer trust and boost Australia’s safe and premium food profile by developing methods to ensure the...
B-QUAL News Sep 2021
Traceability allows food businesses to target the product(s) affected by a food safety problem, minimising disruption to trade...
B-QUAL News Dec 2021
The honey testing system presently established is to undertake the seven CODEX tests, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography and...
B-QUAL News Mar 2022
The B-QUAL board have made the decision to introduce a lower level desk only audit system for small enterprise operations for beekeepers...
FARMERS’ MARKET INITIATIVE
Many apiarists sell their honey in farmers’ markets, an ideal way of developing brand awareness...
SAFE FOOD AUSTRALIA
Many apiarists sell their honey in farmers’ markets, an ideal way of developing brand awareness...
B-QUAL News June 2022
Australian honey is one of the few honeys still collected from native bushland and forests and...
B-QUAL News SEPT 2022
Honey traceability Report – B-QUAL Australia B-QUAL Australia sets and manages the industry husbandry and product packing standards for th
B-QUAL News Sep 2021
Traceability allows food businesses to target the product(s) affected by a food safety problem, minimising disruption to trade...