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Australian Bushfires destroy more than 10,000 beehives
More than 10,000 beehives are estimated to have been lost to the Australian bushfires so far this summer, and the number is likely to rise.
Sarah Paradice, chief executive of the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, said last week that the latest count is some 10,200 hives.
And with so many bushfires and so much infrastructure destroyed there are very real fears that the number may go much higher.
Australasian Honey Bee Research Conference scheduled for Perth, Western Australia in April 2021
Conference CRC for Honeybee Products Honeybee research
The main conference organisers are the co-operative research centre (CRC) for Honey Bee Products based at the University of Western Australia.
Sentinel hives help keep Australian honey pure and free from Varroa
From a beekeepers perspective, Australia is the last bastion of pure honey. That’s because Australia is the last place in the world still free of the dreaded varroa destructor.
Quality Seals released for Australian Manuka honey
Australian Manuka Honey Association Manuka honey
Local manuka honey buyers will get extra assurance with the release of two new quality seals for authentic Australian manuka honey.
The seals are only available to manuka honey producers whose honey meets the standard laid down by the Australian Manuka Honey Association.
NZ honey industry spokesman claims Australians "bastardizing" Maori creation story
Manuka honey Maori New Zealand UMF Honey Association
John Rawcliffe, general manager of New Zealand’s UMF honey industry association, told online news site Stuff.co.nz recently that Australian honey producers are “taking part of the [Maori] creation story and bastardizing it.”
His remarkable claim appears to have little support, but is part of an ongoing campaign intended to block Australian manuka honey producers from access to international markets.