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
Honey Fraud- how it happens and what are the options for monitoring/control?
by Clare Winkel Methods of Fraud Reference: Emerging technologies for detecting food fraud: A review of the current landscape in the 2020s by Xavier Marín, Eduard Grau-Noguer, Gui
Educating the Next Generation: Teaching Children About the Importance of Bees
Passing on More Than a Hobby For Australia’s beekeeping community, the future of the industry depends on more than healthy colonies and productive seasons. It depends on the
The Healing Power of Honey: Ancient Remedies and Modern Research
A Legacy Worth Protecting For serious and commercial beekeepers, honey represents far more than a marketable product. Every drum, jar, or comb tells the story of healthy colonies,
Newsletter – July 2026
Latest articles Investing in Bee Research: Supporting Scientific Efforts to Protect Pollinators Australian beekeeping is entering a new era. From emerging biosecurity threats to ch
The Role of Urban Beekeeping in Bee Conservation
Urban Apiaries: More Than a Hobby Urban beekeeping has grown significantly across Australia over the past decade. Rooftops, suburban backyards, community gardens, and even commerci
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...