Sustainable Practices for Reusing

Circular Apiaries: Sustainable Practices for Reusing Wax, Timber, and Plastic Equipment

Introduction: Turning Waste into Resources For commercial and serious beekeepers, sustainability is increasingly about more than protecting bee populations. It is also about managing the resources used throughout an operation. Wax, timber,…

Newsletter – October 2026

Welcome Welcome to the latest edition of the BTRACE newsletter, bringing together practical information, useful insights and developments relevant to Australia’s beekeeping industry. In this edition, we look at two topics that raise…

Troubleshooting Common Beekeeping Problems: A Practical Guide

Keeping Ahead of Problems in the Apiary Commercial and serious hobby beekeeping demands more than routine hive inspections. Strong colonies can deteriorate quickly when nutrition, pests, weather, queen performance or hive conditions…

Propolis Harvesting: Techniques and Uses

Turning a Hive Defence Mechanism into a Valuable Hive Product Propolis harvesting is the process of collecting the resinous material that honey bees gather from plants and combine with wax and their own secretions to create a sticky,…

Newsletter – September 2026

Latest articles Honey Fraud- How It Happens and What Are the Options? When a consumer picks up a jar of honey, they assume the label tells the whole story. But behind the scenes, honey remains one of the primary targets…

Honey and Allergies: Can it Help?

Spring Is Here: What Does That Mean for Allergies? Spring has just started across Australia, and for many people that means warmer days, flowering plants and the return of familiar seasonal allergies. For beekeepers, it is also one of…
preparing for the honey flow

Preparing for the Honey Flow: Maximising Springtime Productivity

The Honey Flow Starts Before the Flowers Do For serious beekeepers, spring is not simply the time when bees become more active. It is the beginning of one of the most important production periods of the year. The weeks leading up to…

Honey Fraud- how it happens and what are the options for monitoring/control?

by Clare Winkel Methods of Fraud Reference: Emerging technologies for detecting food fraud: A review of the current landscape in the 2020s by Xavier Marín, Eduard Grau-Noguer, Guillem Gervilla-Cantero, Carolina Ripolles-Avila…

Newsletter – August 2026

Latest articles Unveiling the wonders of raw honey As beekeepers, we know that honey is much more than something to drizzle on toast. Behind every jar lies an extraordinary combination of bee biology, floral diversity,…
children and bees

Educating the Next Generation: Teaching Children About the Importance of Bees

Passing on More Than a Hobby For Australia's beekeeping community, the future of the industry depends on more than healthy colonies and productive seasons. It depends on the next generation understanding the value of bees and the vital…
The healing power of honey

The Healing Power of Honey: Ancient Remedies and Modern Research

A Legacy Worth Protecting For serious and commercial beekeepers, honey represents far more than a marketable product. Every drum, jar, or comb tells the story of healthy colonies, favourable seasons, quality forage, and countless…

Newsletter – July 2026

Latest articles Investing in Bee Research: Supporting Scientific Efforts to Protect Pollinators Australian beekeeping is entering a new era. From emerging biosecurity threats to changing environmental conditions, the…