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Agricultural

29 June, 2026

Beekeepers! Varroa mite is here

Last week, the Queensland Beekeepers Association held its annual conference in Bundaberg. Beekeepers in Queensland faced down an unprecedented new reality: Living with Varroa Mites. Local Beekeeping family, the Masters, attended and have been dealing with the mites. They talked to the Clifton Courier about what this new reality looks like.


Cameron Masters tests his family’s hives regularly. On this day he found one mite on a treated hive.
Cameron Masters tests his family’s hives regularly. On this day he found one mite on a treated hive.
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