This is where you will find recommended, reliable resources to help you on your beekeeping journey. We always recommend Australian resources as our climate and regulations are unique.
How to Keep Bees
Australian Beekeeping Guide
Bee Ag Skills
ExtensionAus
Nature’s Gifts
Nature’s Gifts
Answers to questions about
honey, pollen and all things bees
by Athol and Skaidra Craig
The book covers questions most often
asked of the authors by the general public
and beginner beekeepers when they were
teaching, at district shows and discussing
the role of honeybees in the environment.
A very readable, comprehensive, easy
to understand and beautifully illustrated book.
For sales, contact the authors (glenbo@live.com.au)
or Beekeeping Supply businesses.
The Bee Book
The Bee Book
by Peter Warhurst and Roger Goebel
Easy to read, practical and comprehensive.
Written for hobbyist, part-time and commercial
beekeepers.
This book has clear pictures, diagrams and photos
and is very relevant to our local and warmer Qld
climate where (in contrast to cooler areas of Australia)
bees often continue to breed and gather honey
throughout the winter months.
Available from the author (warhurst@sctelco.net.au)
Biosecurity
Bee Biosecurity Code of Practice
Bee Biosecurity Manual
National Bee Biosecurity Program
Flora
Bee Friendly
EUCLID
EUCLID
Developed by the CSIRO,
this is a guide to identifying
eucalypt species, covering
the 3 genera Angophora,
Corymbia and Eucalyptus.
EUCLID is available as a paid
app with a free version available online.
Honey and Pollen Flora of South East Queensland
Honey Bee Pesticide Poisoning
Honey Flora of QLD
Honey Flora of Queensland
by S T Blake and C Roff
This book includes plants that are important
to beekeeping in Queensland and northern
NSW. It describes each plant, its distribution,
distinctive features and its value as a source
of nectar and pollen for honeybees.
This book is currently out-of-print but
available in many Public, local Libraries
and the libraries at Beekeeping Clubs.
ISBN reference: 0 7242 2371 1
Key Organisations
Agrifutures
Australian Honey Bee Industry Council
B-QUAL
BeeAware
QLD Dept of Agriculture and Fisheries
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Qld DAF is the governing body for beekeeping.
Contact on 13 25 23. There are apiary officers
who work for the Department.
Inquiries
More Than Honey
More Than Honey
Overview- On Monday 16 June 2008,
the House Standing Committee on
Primary Industries and Resources
tabled its report on the Inquiry into
the Future Development of the
Australian Honeybee Industry.More Than Honey: the future of
the Australian honeybee and pollination industries.
The Future of the Beekeeping and Pollination Service Industries in Australia
The Future of the Beekeeping and
Pollination Service Industries in
Australia
On 12 December 2013, the Australian Senate
referred the following matter to the Rural
and Regional Affairs and Transport References
Committee for inquiry into and report on:
