Sydney Beelab

15/05/2025

Congratulations to our recently graduated Honours student Shelley Young and our current PhD student Rebecca McKee on these fantastic achievements!!! 🏆

24/02/2025

The 2024 Australian Colony Loss Survey closes in 2 weeks! Here's why you should have your say.

The 2024 Australian Colony Loss Survey – why you should have your say The 2024 Australian Colony Loss Survey closes in two weeks – here’s why all beekeepers should […]

14/02/2025

Deformed wing virus has been found in Australia. Should we be worried? Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a common virus found in honey bee populations across the globe. Despite extensive […]

05/02/2025

The only way to find out the major issues affecting the honey bee industry in Australia is to ask beekeepers themselves! The 2024 Australian Colony Loss Survey is open until 10 March 2025 and all beekeepers in Australia - both professional and amateur - are eligible to participate!

With varroa now established in New South Wales, entering Victoria and slowly but surely spreading across the country, the impacts the pest is having on beekeeping businesses are being felt.

03/02/2025

📣Exciting News📣 The 2024 Australian Coloss Survey is now OPEN, visit https://coloss.au/ AHBIC is urging all beekeepers across the country to participate. 📋The Survey is part of a global effort to gather baseline data on hive health🩺 to help inform ongoing management strategies and provide practical advice to beekeepers. Survey for 2024 closes 10 March.

BICWA Queensland Beekeepers' Association Inc NSW Apiarists' Association Inc - New Crop Pollination Association South Australian Apiarist Association - SAAA Tasmanian Beekeepers Association Australian Queen Bee Breeders Association Central Victorian Apiarists Association Amateur Beekeepers Australia The Australian National University Australian Colony Loss Survey