Guidelines For Rural Beekeeping In Queensland

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Honey Sheds and Quality Assurance 27 Honey 27 Sheds 27 Quality assurance 27 Product labelling 28 Department of Equity and Fair Trading contacts 29 Health Department contacts 30 Disease control 32 American Foulbrood (AFB) control program 32 Testing for other diseases 33 DPI Apiary staff 34 Suggested reading 34 Acknowledgements These guidelines were prepared by the DPI&F Apiary Section in consultation with the beekeeping industry, Queensland Beekeeping Association (QBA), recreational beekeeping associations, Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Department of Natural Resources and Mines (NR&M), DPI&F, DPI Forestry, Queensland Health, Department of Equity and Fair Trading, and Department of Main Roads. The contribution of individuals representing their groups is gratefully acknowledged. Wendy Ward, Peter Warhurst, Patricia Greer, Diane Werner, Fraser Trueman, Bryan Cantrell and Ross Newman also contributed to this document. iv
Definitions AFB (American foulbrood) — bacterial brood disease Paenibacillus larvae subsp larvae Apiarist or beekeeper — a person keeping bees Apiary — a group of one or more European honeybee hives Apiary site or bee site — the premises where an apiary is situated Apiculture or beekeeping — the management of bees and beehives for production of honey or related purpose Bee — European honeybee, Apis mellifera Bee sting — defensive behaviour of a honeybee worker Brand — unique identification code issued by DPI&F to each registered apiarist in Queensland; used to mark ownership of frames and hives Flight path — the route taken by foraging worker bees when leaving from or returning to their hive Foraging bees — worker bees seeking out and collecting food and water for their hive; bees naturally forage at flowers for nectar and pollen supplies. (If there is a low natural supply, bees may seek alternative sources, e.g. stock feed.) Hive — a honeybee hive, comprising a colony with a queen, workers, drones and brood, being either a nucleus colony or standard size colony of one or more supers Honeybee comb — removable frames supporting wax cells that contain honey, pollen, and/or brood (eggs, larvae, pupae) Honey flow — the gathering of nectar from flora by bees for conversion into honey Honey extraction — the removal of honey from combs Package bees — a number of adult worker bees, with or without a queen, contained in a ventilated shipping cage Pollination — plant fertilisation, achieved by the transfer of pollen by bees from anthers to stigmas of flowers Queen raising yard — a site or property where queen bees are raised Robber bees — worker bees attempting to gather stored or spilt honey Strong hive — a populous honeybee colony Super — box or boxes containing frames Swarm — cluster or flying mass of bees, including workers, queen and drones Water supply — a natural or man-made water supply accessed by bees v
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