• No new mite detections

• Permit system introduced to allow commercial beekeepers to move hives for critical pollination services in certain areas of NSW

One new detection at Wards River - increased surveillance and tracing work is now under way in the area

Hundreds of ABA members are providing data from their own hives, or are volunteering in the Hunter region.

Thank you all, and keep up the good work!

• Compensation for recreational and commercial beekeepers

• Flood movement permit extended

• New rules on handling bees and extracting honey

• Red (eradication) zone: beekeepers will be contacted about the euthanising of their bees

• Purple (surveillance) zone: beekeepers will be contacted about the testing of their bees

• Yellow (notification) zone: beekeepers are asked to test their own bees, and report all results

• Whole of NSW: do NOT move or touch bees, unless to feed or test for mites

1. Report all honeybees acquired from within 50km of the Port of Newcastle (the red, purple and yellow emergency zones) in the past 12 months using the DPI’s online reporting form.

2. Report all honeybees located in the red, purple, or yellow emergency zones using the Beekeeper Notifications - Varroa mite online form

3. Check all honeybees in the red, purple or yellow zones for mites, and report both positive and negative results to the Hotline 1800 084 881 (9am to 5pm, 7 days a week)

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1. Report all honeybees acquired from within 50km of the Port of Newcastle (the red, purple and yellow emergency zones) in the past 12 months using the DPI’s online reporting form.

2. Report all honeybees located in the red, purple, or yellow emergency zones using the Beekeeper Notifications - Varroa mite online form

3. Check all honeybees in the red, purple or yellow zones for mites, and report both positive and negative results to the Hotline 1800 084 881 (9am to 5pm, 7 days a week)

Anyone who has acquired honeybees (including queen bees, nucleus hives and hives with honeybees) from within 50km of the Port of Newcastle (the red, purple and yellow emergency zones) in the past 12 months is urged to report this to the DPI, to help eradicate the varroa mite from NSW.

Report these honeybees using the DPI’s online reporting form.

If you have bees within 50km of a confirmed infected premises (red, purple, or yellow zones on the map), you must notify the DPI of the location of the hives, by completing the Beekeeper Notifications - Varroa mite online form.