Queen Rearing Basics: Building Reliable Queens for Productive Colonies
Queen Rearing Basics. Mastering this vital skill offers independence, improved biosecurity and stronger, more predictable colonies.
Newsletter – January 2026
Honey 101: Types, Flavours, and Health Benefits If you’ve ever looked at your latest harvest and marvelled at how different it is from the last, you’re not alone. Across Austra
American Foulbrood: Recognising and Treating This Deadly Bee Disease
A Threat No Serious Beekeeper Can Ignore For Australian beekeepers operating at scale or with long-term breeding and production goals, few threats are as confronting as American Fo
Combating Bee Colony Collapse Disorder: Sustainable Solutions
Professional Imperative for Australian Beekeepers For those managing hives at scale or with long-term commercial intent, colony health is not an abstract concern; it is the foundat
Newsletter – DECEMBER 2025
Beekeeping Equipment Essentials: What Every Australian Apiarist Needs For serious beekeepers, the difference between a smooth season and a stressful one often comes down to prepara
The Dangers of Pesticides: How to Protect Bees from Chemical Threats
The dangers of pesticides. What are the threats and how can you best protect your hives? Simple, practical advice.
Honey 101: Types, Flavors, and Health Benefits
A Rich Legacy in Every Jar Australia’s beekeepers understand better than most that honey is far more than a pantry staple. Behind every jar lies an intricate interplay between ne
Newsletter – NOVEMBER 2025
Organic Beekeeping in Australia: Is It Possible? Organic honey carries a certain prestige, both at home and overseas. But for Australian beekeepers, turning that ideal into reality
Reducing your carbon footprint in beekeeping
As guardians of one of nature’s most critical pollinators, beekeepers are uniquely positioned to lead by example - Find out how
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...