South Gippsland Beekeepers Inc.
  • Home
  • Varroa Mite in Australia
  • Calendar
    • 2025 Calendar Meeting Dates & Subjects
    • BEEKEEPING COURSES 2025
  • Resources / Newsletters
    • Inside the Beehive Booklet
    • Club Services
    • Recommended Reading & Instructional Video
    • Speaker Video Archives
  • Info / M'ship
    • Membership / New Beekeepers >
      • Membership
      • Reading for New Beekeepers
    • Honey Bee Health & BioSecurity
    • Starting up
    • Winter Jobs
    • The Rewards
    • The Pain
  • Beekeeping Clubs in Victoria
  • Past Meetings
  • Home
  • Varroa Mite in Australia
  • Calendar
    • 2025 Calendar Meeting Dates & Subjects
    • BEEKEEPING COURSES 2025
  • Resources / Newsletters
    • Inside the Beehive Booklet
    • Club Services
    • Recommended Reading & Instructional Video
    • Speaker Video Archives
  • Info / M'ship
    • Membership / New Beekeepers >
      • Membership
      • Reading for New Beekeepers
    • Honey Bee Health & BioSecurity
    • Starting up
    • Winter Jobs
    • The Rewards
    • The Pain
  • Beekeeping Clubs in Victoria
  • Past Meetings

Honey Bee Health ​& bio-Security

Testing procedures for the detection of Varroa Mite
Alcohol wash
sugar shake
drone uncapping

Picture

Biosecurity Online Training Courses

Picture
PHA’s Biosecurity Online Training (BOLT) platform provides e-learning courses related to plant biosecurity. Access is free as is the Biosecurity for Beekeepers course and available to anyone with an interest in biosecurity.

Pests & diseases of honey-bees

Follow the links below to read articles.
  • Small Hive Beetle​​
  • Wax Moth
  • Varroa - Frequently Asked Questions
  • ​​Exotic Honey Bee Parasites  (not pictured)
  • ​​American Foulbrood 
  • Chalkbrood 
  • Nosema
  • Honey Culture Tests to Detect American Foulbrood
  • ​Field Diagnosis of Honey Bee Brood Diseases  eg: AFB - EFB - Sacbrood - Chalkbrood
  • Notifiable Diseases & Pests
  • Vita Bee Health - Disease Identification App
Scroll over pics for descriptions.
Small Hive Beetle
Wax Moth
Varroa Mites
Deformed wing virus
Honey bee mites
Varroa on bee larvae
American Foulbrood
Chalkbrood 'mummies'
Chalkbrood in Hive
Nosema
Sacbrood
Stages of decay with Sacbrood
Home
Site updated 30th Jan 2025
Contact Us
Location
​
St Peters Anglican Church Hall,
Cnr McCartin & Bruce Sts
Leongatha VIC
Committee 2024-2025
​President: Andy Teitge - email - 
0437 035 558
VP Bron Barton - email - 0433 035 143
Secretary: Anna Jones - email - 0411 770 062
​Treasurer: Jackie Checkley - email - 0428 515 396
Swarm Coordinator John Riske - 0421 107 951

Club Meetings
2nd Thursday of the Month @ 7.30pm 
​with Beginner's Group at 7pm