Guidelines For Rural Beekeeping In Queensland

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QI04110 ISSN 0727-6273 © State of Queensland, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries 2005. Copyright protects this publication. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without the prior written permission of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Information contained in this publication is provided as general advice only. For application to specific circumstances, professional advice should be sought. The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, has taken all reasonable steps to ensure the information contained in this publication is accurate at the time of publication. Readers should ensure that they make appropriate enquiries to determine whether new information is available on the particular subject matter. Inquiries should be addressed to: Manager Publication Production, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland, GPO Box 46, Brisbane Q 4001. Formulated by a working party comprising members from: Beekeeping Industry Consultative Committee (BICC), which includes representatives from: • Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) • Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) • Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) • Department of Natural Resources and Mines (NR&M) • Department of Main Roads (MR) • Queensland Beekeepers’ Association (QBA) • Recreational Beekeeping Associations Queensland Health, Environmental Section Department of Equity and Fair Trading, Trade Measurement Section Cover photo: Apiary sited in forest for honey production ii
Contents Acknowledgements Definitions iv v Introduction 1 Industry profile 2 Industry structure 3 Requirements under the Apiaries Act 1982 4 Registration 4 Notification of disease 4 Marking of hives 4 Apiary classification and distance between sites 4 Interstate movement of beehives 5 Call Centre for swarm enquiries 6 Types of beekeeping activities 7 Land tenure for apiary sites 8 DPI Forestry requirements 12 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service requirements 15 Main Roads requirements 17 Application requirements 17 Conditions 17 Department of Natural Resources and Mines requirements 19 NR&M application requirements 19 Conditions 20 Good beekeeping practices 21 Hive placement 21 Fire prevention 21 Water requirements 22 Smokers 22 Robbing and working hives 22 Prevention of robbing 22 Managing swarms 23 Capturing swarms 24 Docile strains of bees 24 Site responsibilities 24 Transporting hives 25 Methods of shifting 25 Accidents 25 Breakdown services 26 iii
Page 1: Queensland the Smart State Guidelin
Page 6 and 7: Honey Sheds and Quality Assurance 2
Page 9 and 10: Introduction Beekeeping is one of A
Page 11 and 12: Table 2. Some of the major beekeepi
Page 13 and 14: Apiaries are classified into classe
Page 15 and 16: Types of beekeeping activities Migr
Page 17 and 18: Apiary site located on a stock rout
Page 19 and 20: Fee/Permit As of December 2004. Fee
Page 21 and 22: A swarm of honeybees 13
Page 23 and 24: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Servi
Page 25 and 26: Main Roads requirements For efficie
Page 27 and 28: Department of Natural Resources and
Page 29 and 30: Good beekeeping practices Hive plac
Page 31 and 32: The beekeeper should not expose cap
Page 33 and 34: Transporting hives Methods of shift
Page 35 and 36: Honey, Sheds and Quality Assurance
Page 37 and 38: Department of Equity and Fair Tradi
Page 39 and 40: Southport 10-12 Young Street, South
Page 41 and 42: Testing for other diseases Other sa

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