by Catchy Support | Feb 6, 2022 | "How to" Information
American Foulbrood remains a serious threat to bees worldwide. And that’s why, of all the videos we have produced on beekeeping, this is probably the most important. Some people may find this video distressing, so please watch and share the video with discretion.... 
by Catchy Support | Feb 6, 2022 | Bee Industry Updates
PIRD is investigating the detection of the exotic pest Red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea) discovered on a recently imported sea container located at Forrestfield. Dwarf honeybee are known to be a vector for numerous exotic bee pests, including brood diseases, internal... 
by Catchy Support | Jan 12, 2021 | Ripple Farm Beekeeping
Beekeeping in Australia is a commercial industry with around 12,000 registered beekeepers owning over 520,000 hives by 2013-2014.[1] Most are to be found in the eastern mainland states of Queensland, New South... 
by Catchy Support | Jan 11, 2021 | Ripple Farm Beekeeping
The Australian honey bee industry has long recognised the ideal of minimising any impact of their activities on the greater environment. The formalising of a set of national best practice guidelines for beekeeping in the Australian environment demonstrates to the... 
by Catchy Support | Jan 11, 2021 | Ripple Farm Beekeeping
There’s no denying it: we’re in a long-term relationship… with bees. Recent evidence published in the journal Nature shows that humans have been depending on honey bees for about 9,000 years. Researchers conducted chemical analyses of over 6,000 fragments of... 
