05/06/2026
Most people think beekeepers make honey.
The truth is, honey is only part of what we do.
Every year, Australian beekeepers move hundreds of thousands of hives and hundreds of million bees across the country to pollinate the crops that help feed our nation.
The graphic below paints a worrying picture of the future of Australian beekeeping.
๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ......๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐.
Behind every statistic is a family business, a truck on the road, thousands of hives, and yearsโoften generationsโof knowledge.
Varroa mite has changed Australian beekeeping forever.
At the same time, beekeepers are facing rising costs, increasing biosecurity requirements and continued pressure from imported honey.
This isn't about asking for sympathy.
It's about asking Australians to understand what's at stake.
The next time you buy honey, take a moment to read the label.
Choose genuine Australian honey.
Support Australian beekeepers.
๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ.
๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ค.
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