Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products

01/12/2022

Congratulations Liz!!! 👏

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝!

BICWA is pleased to announce Liz Barbour is our first CEO!
Liz is very well known within our industry and has been working over the last five years as CEO for the Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products. Liz will continue to be a strong advocate for our industry and will focus on establishing BICWA as a strong and financially sound organisation.

The BICWA Board is now complete with a full board of nine directors dedicated to providing their time, knowledge and passion to our industry.

Please give them a warm welcome in the comments below.

Beekeeper Directors:
Brendon Fewster (re-elected) CHAIR
David Routley (newly elected)
Mat Welch
Mikey Cernotta VICE CHAIR
John McLoughlin
Shane McLinden

Additional Directors:
Heidi Spicer (newly appointed)
Julie Dinsdale (re-appointed)
Kim Fewster (re-appointed)

Treasurer: Gary Richards (newly appointed)
Secretary: Christine Spycher

31/08/2022

Beekeeping for Beginners presented by our very own Tiffane Bates! 🐝

𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠? Then don’t miss this talk.

Tiffane Bates is the Apiary Manager for Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products at UWA. Tiff comes from a beekeeping family and loves to talk about all things bees.

Tiff will be presenting this 30-minute talk in the main marquee at 2pm at Farmer On Your Plate - Friday 2nd of September - Just two more sleeps. It’s free to attend!

Gold coin donations are kindly accepted from workshop participants.

BICWA

16/08/2022

A big congratulations to PhD student Omar Anwar for winning the 31st INCITE Awards in the category of ‘Research & Innovation Project of the Year (Postgraduate Tertiary Student Projects only)’! 👏👏👏

The INCITE Awards are WA’s longest-running Tech Awards Program (since 1991) and the premier state event in ICT.

A big congratulations to PhD student Omar Anwar for winning the 31st INCITE Awards in the category of ‘Research & Innovation Project of the Year (Postgraduate Tertiary Student Projects only)’. Omar’s project, ‘Smart beehive monitoring system for remote regions’, is about a monitoring syste...

04/08/2022

19/07/2022

08/07/2022

Fantastic outcome! We’re honoured to support this study.

🐝 The BEE pain free study is creating a real buzz🐝

At the recent Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) Awards 2022, the BEE pain free study won the runner-up award in the Consumer Involvement category. Our Anaesthesia team has been trialling whether WA honey can play a role in reducing pain for our patients after surgery to remove their tonsils.

The trial is now complete, with over 400 children at PCH, South Metropolitan Health Service's Fiona Stanley Hospital and St John of God Subiaco Hospital taking part. Early feedback has been positive, with honey potentially becoming a part of the pain management toolkit post-tonsillectomy. Stay tuned as we report the full results of this fascinating trial very soon.

Our thanks to HealthyWA and Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products for funding this project trial and our research partners Telethon Kids Institute and UWA Research.

Read more on our website: cahs.health.wa.gov.au/News/2022/07/08/BEE-pain-free-study-receives-ACTA-award

📷 Research Assistants from the BEE Pain Free trial (l-r) Megan , Julie and Emily

07/07/2022

The University of Western Australia shares the buzz around Omar Anwar and the recent AgriFutures BeeTech Challenge!

AgriFutures Australia

A PhD student at UWA who used artificial intelligence to design a smart beehive monitoring system has bee-dazzled judges at the inaugural AgriFutures BeeTech Challenge in Sydney, with his low-cost, low-power and long-range remote solution.

27/06/2022

A big congratulations to Omar Anwar for his win! 👏👏👏

22/06/2022

Register for our workshop at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/anti-counterfeiting-your-products-packaging-for-hive-to-table-delivery-tickets-356191878497 ✨

B-QUAL Australia Pty Limited has been established by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) as an independently developed and audited food safety program.

B-QUAL aims to ensure that 90% of honey produced in Australia is quality assured for both the domestic and export markets.
Judgement of a honey product is largely based on the information supplied by the label on the jar. The connection of the label to the honey within the jar is the work of traceability and chemistry, but what happens when the label is tampered with and the two do not align?

This workshop will guide you through simple techniques to identify your risk, learn about the ways you can protect your label and create a solution for customer trust in your brand.
Held online in two three-hour sessions, on Thursday and Friday, this workshop will enable you to work with the tools provided to reach your solutions.

This workshop by the Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products is for all Australian beekeepers packing their honey, or packers packing beekeeper honey.
Please register for both days for the complete workshop.

DATE: Thursday 7th and Friday 8th July 2022
TIME: 12.30 – 3.30 pm WST OR 10.30 am – 1.30 pm EST
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/anti-counterfeiting-your-products-packaging-for-hive-to-table-delivery-tickets-356191878497
COST: $50 per person ($25 per day), for non-members.
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁-𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁-𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, but still required to register on the link provided.

14/06/2022

We hope you can join us! Please RSVP at: https://www.bicwa.com.au/events/beekeepers-breakfast-with-the-crc-uwa-marketing-team

Secure your place for our Beekeepers' breakfast!

The UWA Marketing team will be presenting their final report on the marketing narratives for WA honey.

Join us next Friday the 24th of June for an in-person event with a live presentation.
Held at DPIRD Theatrette, 3 Baron-Hay Ct Kensington. Please RSVP for catering purposes and secure your place here https://www.bicwa.com.au/events/beekeepers-breakfast-with-the-crc-uwa-marketing-team

Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products The University of Western Australia

30/05/2022

24/05/2022

Huge thank you to Benara Nurseries!