Honey labelling laws are a mandatory requirement when selling honey. Doesn’t apply for honey sold at fund-raising events or given as gifts. The Food Standards Code states the following must appear on a label Name and/or description of the food – ‘Honey’ Identification of the lot number for recall purposes – typically the harvest, extraction or packing date Business name and street address List of ingredients e.g. 100% honey. Nutrition information panel Country of origin – kangaroo logo, bar chart and text (packages with surface area less than 100cm2 may omit the kangaroo and bar chart) W ..read more

This one impresses me. A real who who’s of Australian beekeeping are here.   Online Beekeeping Course Australia (thebeekeeper.org) The post ONLINE BEEKEEPING COURSE FOR BEGINNERS appeared first on Bee Equipment Australia ..read more

Qld Beekeepers buzzing as pest eradicated (yahoo.com)   Summary Finally after several years Australia has finally been cleared of Varroa mite. Good news.   Australia remains the only country free of Varroa mite. The post VARROA ELIMINATED IN AUSTRALIA appeared first on Bee Equipment Australia ..read more

Toxicon. 2020 Jul 15; 181: 69–70. Published online 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.04.105 PMCID: PMC7190514 PMID: 32360140 Bee venom and SARS-CoV-2 Wei Yang∗ Oncology, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China Fu-liang Hu College of Animal Science, ZheJiang University, 886 YuHangTang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China Xiao-feng Xu Oncology, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China Author information Article notes Copyright and License information ..read more

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-12/what-animals-can-be-posted-in-the-mail/10363852 The post Sending bees through the mail appeared first on Bee Equipment Australia ..read more

Border finds: a jar of honey gets our biosecurity officers buzzing When biosecurity officers examined the jar, it was found to contain more bee and comb debris than actual honey. Biosecurity officers at Sydney Airport were recently confronted with an unusual find when they inspected the luggage of a passenger returning from Iraq. While overseas, the passenger had purchased a jar of local honey, which they declared to the biosecurity officers upon arrival. When it came time to inspect the contents of the jar itself though, the officers got an unexpected surprise. After examining the jar, the of ..read more

https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/plant-biosecurity/small-hive-beetle-western-australia     The post GOVERNMENT UPDATE ON SMALL HIVE BEETLE appeared first on Bee Equipment Australia ..read more

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An increase in global demand has seen the price of Australian beeswax skyrocket in recent years, with local beards and beekeepers among the victims. Australia’s honey bee industry remains the only one worldwide that does not have the destructive varroa mite, which has caused extensive colony losses in the US and Europe. That means local apiarists do not need to use chemicals to deal with the parasitic pest, so their beeswax is pharmaceutical grade. It is so sought after, particularly in Europe for cosmetics, that the price has climbed from around $5 per kilogram five years ago to $30. One pers ..read more