Links
For more information on beekeeping and the honey industry in Australia please visit the following websites:
The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC)
The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) are the representative body of the Australian Honey Bee Industry. Their aim is to represent industry policy at all levels of government, private enterprise and the public and to foster, promote, enhance and protect the interests of the Australian Honey Bee Industry and the viability of its members. AHBIC also function as a channel for information exchange within Australia and between Australia and other countries, leading to better understanding of the Honey Industry.
www.honeybee.org.au
B-Qual Australia Pty Limited
B-Qual Australia Pty Limited has been established by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council as an independently developed and audited food safety program. The project will develop accreditation and train industry participants in QA standards, organic standards and biosecurity as well as providing an ongoing third party audit system. It is also proposed that the adoption of a national quality standard will form the basis of an ongoing program to ensure industry best practice and industry training.
www.bqual.com.au
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) is a statutory Corporation formed in July 1990 under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development (PIERD) Act 1989. It was set up by the Commonwealth Government to work closely with Australian rural industries on the organisation and funding of their R&D needs. Their Honeybee Research Program aims to improve the productivity and profitability of the Australian beekeeping industry.
www.rirdc.gov.au/programs/hb.html
