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Us girls in Pink sit down with Simon, Save the Bees Australia and Steve Full - Crop pollination Australia. We are half way through Australia Pollinator week and we discuss the havoc poison is having in our yards. I tell the story of a very cheeky pray mantis that found it’s self in a very interesting spot! Educate yourself with our information and join in the laughs.

Australian pollinator week begins on Saturday the 11th of November. This week is a celebration of our wonderful and diverse pollinators! We want to draw attention and engage all citizen scientists across Australia to help researchers better understand the plight of Australia’s insect pollinators!

This weeks episode we sit down with Steve Fuller and Simon, Save the Bees Australia. We discuss the current rise of AFB cases. We were shocked to hear about the illegal use of antibiotics that is being used to cover up AFB cases and the detrimental effect it poses to our bees. With our current battle and focus still on Varroa- we deep dive and discuss what else is lurking on our beekeeping shores.

I sit down with Simon from Save the Bees Australia and Steve Fuller. We talk about the uncertainty in the Australian beekeeping world and update you all on whats been happening. Got any questions for us- we want to hear from you ?! Send us a message on here or via Facebook! We want to hear from you.

Steph and I sit down with Steve Fuller and Simon from Save the Bees Australia and discuss the recent announcement from AHBIC and the DPI that we have lost the the battle with Varroa and we now must move to management. What does this mean for Australia’s beekeepers?!

That week that was. Part two. We were hoping we were moving to management - 204 and counting affected premises now and DPI have hit a deadlock decision. What does this mean. We sit down and chat with Simon @savethebeesaustralia and Steve Fuller.

We sit down and talk with Simon from Save the bees and Steve Fuller. Steve is Executive Councillor of the NSW Apiarists’ Association Inc., President of the Northern Coast branch of NSWAA, an Advisory panel member for Agrifutures’ Australia (Honey Bee and Pollination), Secretary of the Crop Pollination Association of Australia, and a participant in the 5 BEES programme run by Wheen Bee. He swore under oath that the baiting program wasn’t going to work! Did anyone listen ?! No!!! Do we now get to stand up and say ‘we told you so?!’ The devastation is taking its toll. His peers have faced marriage breakdowns, suicide watch and the mass destruction of hives. When does this stop?! This is a no holds conversation. Prepare to have this pod blow your mind!

It’s a very sweet treat for the girls in pink. We have two very special guests sitting down discussing all things that are happening in Australia within the Australian Honey industry. We touch on the V word ( yes we go there again) importation of honey and have a good laugh at the strangest places we have been stung. This is our industry and we love being able to discuss our passion with you all.

Simon from Save the Bees Australia has graciously made the time to sit down and have a chat about the V word. Varroa. 14 months on and the DPI are still killing healthy hives and the red zones are still spreading. Commercial pollinators are still moving their hives around and what’s worse - interstate to the almond farms. Let’s talk about what’s happening on our shores.

Steph and I sit down and discuss the various different methods of extracting honey. We discuss what does cold, raw unadulterated honey really mean and WHY do Steph and I choose to do the 159 year old method of cold crushing our honey?! Enjoy!