Official-source directory
National guidance plus current starting points for every state and territory.
National best-practice framework covering registration, inspections, pest and disease management, Varroa control, traceability, training, hive maintenance and biosecurity records. Keep Code records for at least 3 years.
National reporting, training and biosecurity resources. Suspected exotic plant pests can be reported through the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881.
Covers beekeeper registration, hive brands, disease reporting, inspections, biosecurity records and disposal notifications. The national Biosecurity Code requirements are adopted into Victorian apiary legislation.
Anyone keeping one or more hives must register and notify the department when hives are sold, given away or disposed of. BeeMAX is the official registration and surveillance portal.
Current Victorian identification, surveillance, treatment, record-keeping and reporting duties for honey-bee pests and diseases.
The app is designed to retain the operational evidence called for by the national Code and stricter state rules.
Date, colony strength, signs, pest/disease findings and arthropod detection method.
Pest and disease management, treatment product, batch, dose, dates and outcome.
Sampling method, collection date, testing body, reference and result.
Date, hive count or identity, origin, destination, operator and permit.
Supplier, source, registration, health declaration, date and introduced material.
Participant, course, provider, completion, certificate and expiry.
