The Australasian Beekeeper

Tim Burfitt
Manager - Intensive Livestock Industry Development and member of the NSW Bee Industry Consultative Committee
Primary Industries
Industry & Investment NSW

has today stressed that beekeepers are seen as being an integral part of this process, and warns they may be affected by locusts this year.

“I have deliberately taken a scatter gun approach to advise as many contacts I have in  the bee industry about this series of meetings coming up. The locust campaign has the potential to impact on the bee industry.

Please also note the following link to our website - save it as a favourite and please forward this attached message / press release and the web link to your members.”

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/insects/locusts

see Events Calendar (October) for full details

NSWDPI Apiculture Officers Doug Somerville and Nick Annand will be continuing the series of 2-day 'Pests & Diseases of Honeybes' Courses over the next few months. Courses still to be conducted are at Grafton and Wollongbar in August, Griffith and Wagga Wagga in September, and Kempsey and Mailtland in October. For dates, see the Events section of this website, or the officila website (below).

Courses are free to primary producers. Funding is also available to cover travel, accommodation and child care costs.

The Wheen Foundation Website is now up and running, and reflects the establishment of the When Foundation, created as a result of a generous bequest from well-known honeybee identities, Gretchen and the late Frank Wheen.  Its broad purpose is to support research, development and training which will benefit beekeepers and pollination dependent industries. Go to www.wheenfoundation.org.au

The Wheen Foundation is a not-for-profit Public Company Limited by Guarantee.