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2021 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
THURSDAY 24 JUNE - FRIDAY 25 JUNE, 2021
BERRI HOTEL - RIVERVIEW DRIVE, BERRI, SA
Version 3.0: 17 June, 2021
2021 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Welcome to the Conference
We hope you have a wonderful Conference experience!
On behalf of the SAAA Executive Council it gives me great pleasure to welcome you
to the 2021 SAAA Conference. This is a very special conference as we are celebrating
our 75th year as an Association, having been founded in August 1945.
This exciting event on the SAAA calendar, aims to bring together commercial and
recreational beekeepers, researchers, suppliers, peak bodies and other industry
leaders and government stakeholders to share knowledge and skills, canvas issues,
explore ideas and hear about new innovative practices.
We are delighted that so many distinguished speakers have agreed to share their
research, beekeeping and business stories with us during our Conference. They come
from far and wide, including California, Florida, many Australian States and Territories
and across South Australia. We cannot thank them enough for their time and effort.
It is terrific that the Honey Competition is back as a feature of our 2021 Conference
and I would particularly like to thank our esteemed judging panel - Bruce White,
Val Pope and Norm Pope for all their work in making this Honey Competition
possible. I look forward to congratulating the winners!
We are also very privileged to have so many wonderful industry sponsors whose
cash and in-kind support has made it possible for us to organise such a high
quality, professional Conference.
I trust you will enjoy participating in the many guest presentations, workshops,
conversation café, masterclasses and local industry tours, that form part of the
2021 SAAA Conference Program and I look forward to catching up with you
for a chat sometime during the Conference.
Josh Kennett President, South Australian Apiarists’ Association
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Welcome
Welcome to Berri, South Australia
In the heart of the Riverland
Berri is a charming and eventful town, with plenty of attractions on offer, and
spectacular river views. Located in the heart of the Riverland, the town is an easy
scenic drive to the surrounding towns of Renmark/Paringa, Barmera, Loxton, Monash
and Waikerie, making it a great base for day trips.
Berri is surrounded by 3,000 hectares of irrigated vineyards and orchards and plays
host to some of the largest wine production facilities in Australia, for example Berri
Estates Winery and innovative boutique wineries specialising in high quality, small
batch and alternative variety wines.
As a visitor to the town you can enjoy wonderful cafes, shopping, water sports,
fishing, canoeing, golf and great regional produce. There are also lots of tourist
attractions to visit including the Lion Allan Thurmer Recreational Trail, Martins Bend
Wetlands, Berri Water Tower and Public Artworks e.g. the Berri Bridge Mural which
depicts the Ngarrindjeri dreamtime story of the origins of the Murray River.
The Berri Hotel, our Conference venue, is a community-owned hotel offering a range
of function rooms, dining and accommodation facilities that Conference delegates
will get to enjoy, not to mention the opportunity to experience fantastic wildlife and
beautiful sunrises over the river if taking an early morning walk.
No matter what your interest or passion, the township of Berri and indeed the entire
Riverland region has a fantastic smorgasbord of things to see and do. Enjoy!
Disclaimer
Please note that while accurate at the time of publishing, this Conference Program
may change due to Covid-19 Border Restrictions and other unforeseen cirumstances
prior to the event.
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2021 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
THURSDAY 24 JUNE, 2021
8.00am Registrations & Coffee 12.25pm Sponsor Presentation Air CTI
9.00am Welcome & Housekeeping 12.30pm Lunch & Sponsor Expo
(Tim O’Brien Room)
1.30pm Guest Presentation
9.10am Official Welcome Draft DEW Apiary Policy Update
Josh Kennett, President, SAAA Brett Simes, Senior Policy Officer, DEW
9.15am Guest Presentation 2.00pm Guest Presentation
Welcome to Berri AHBIC Update
Peter Hunt, Mayor, Berri Barmera Council Trevor Weatherhead AM, Chair, AHBIC
Helen Goodall, CEO, AHBIC
9.25am Guest Presentation (Via Zoom)
The Californian Pollination 2.35pm Workshop 1: Theme - Industry
Industry and Pollen Sub-Amino Biosecurity Issues (Balcony Bar)
Acid Ratio Research Findings Small Hive Beetle Management
Randy Oliver, Commercial Dr Diana Leemon, Consultant
Beekeeper & Researcher, & Researcher
Grass Valley, Northern California PIRSA Biosecurity Update
Michael Stedman, Program
9.50am Guest Presentation
Coordinator - Apiaries, Department of
Beekeeping Australian Honey
Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA)
Products Style
Lindsay Bourke, Commercial Q & A Session
Beekeeper & Owner - Australian Workshop 2: Industry Research
Honey Products, Tasmania (Tim O’Brien Room)
10.25am Guest Presentation Plan Bee and Honey Bee Fertility
Bee-Ing Mindful - Beekeeping (Via Zoom)
and its Impact on Mental Health Elizabeth Frost, Technical Specialist
Marc Webb, Beekeeper, Owner - Honey Bees, Tocal Agricultural
Aristaeus Farms, Gumeracha College – NSW Department of
Primary Industries
10.55am Sponsor Presentation CMV Group Breeding for Varroa Resistance
(Via Zoom)
11.10am Morning Tea & Sponsor Expo Opens Dr Nadine Chapman, Researcher,
(Palm Court) University of Sydney
11.35am Panel Discussion: Theme - PIRSA Q & A Session
Bushfire Recovery Projects
3.30pm Day 1 Conference Close &
Local Economic Development Afternoon Tea
Program - SA Apiary Industry Projects
Kelly Menadue, Program Manager, 4.00pm SAAA Annual General Meeting
Bushfire Recovery, Department of (Riverview Lounge)
Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA)
6.00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks & Canapes
In Search of SA’s Unique
(Balcony Bar)
Honey Profiles
Presenter TBC 6.45pm Conference Dinner (Tim O’Brien Room)
What Grows Here Best for Bees? Announcement of Honey Competition
& SA Trail of Many Honeys Winners, Raffle Draws & Auction
Presenter TBC (Hives for Heroes)
Q & A Session
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Program
FRIDAY 25 JUNE, 2021
8.00am Coffee 12.35pm Guest Presentation
B-QUAL Update
9.00am Welcome & Housekeeping Don Muir, Director - B-QUAL Australia
(Tim O’Brien Room)
1.00pm Lunch & Sponsor Expo
9.10am Guest Presentation
AgriFutures Honey Bee & 2.00pm Guest Presentation
Pollination Panel Update Beekeeping in Uganda
Dr Diana Leemon, Member - AgriFutures Bruce White OAM, Beekeeper, Educator
Honey Bee and Pollination Panel & Researcher
9.45am Panel Discussion: Theme - Pollination 2.40pm Afternoon Tea & Sponsor Expo
The SA Almond Industry: Current
3.00pm Workshop 3: Theme - Keeping Healthy
Status & Future Growth Projections Queens and Colonies (Tim O’Brien Room)
Deidre Jaensch, Industry Development
Honey Bee Nutrition
Manager, Almond Board of Australia
Dr Madlen Kratz, Honey Bee
Collaboration for a Sustainable Development Officer, Tocal Agricultural
Pollination Industry College - NSW Department of
Helen Smith, Consultant - Engagement Primary Industries
Division, Department of Primary
Preparing for Next Queen
Industries and Regions
Breeding Season
Bonnie Armour, Graduate Consultant -
Kevin Tracy, Beekeeping Lecturer
Sustainable Agriculture
Claire Dennerley, Consultant - Q & A Session
Sustainable Agriculture Workshop 4: Conversation Café
Q & A Session (Balcony Bar)
SAAA Strategic Plan Goals
10.45am Guest Presentation (Via Zoom)
& Objectives
How Sweet it is - The Composition
Jenny McCormick, SAAA Secretary
of Australian Honey
Jamie Ayton, Chemist, NSW 4.00pm Geoff Cotton Memorial Award
Department of Primary Industries Raffle Draw & Closing Remarks
11.10am Morning Tea & Sponsor Expo 4.30pm Conference Close
(Palm Court)
11.40am Guest Presentation (Via Zoom)
Worker Bee Tasks and the Effects
of Pollination on Worker Bees
Dr Jamie Ellis, Professor, University
of Florida
12.10pm Guest Presentation
Journey of Bushfire Recovery:
The Lessons Learned
Brenton Davis, Commercial Beekeeper,
Owner - Island Beehive, Kangaroo Island
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2021 POST-CONFERENCE FIELD DAY PROGRAM
SATURDAY 26 JUNE, 2021 VENUE: CMV FARMS - FIELKE’S LOXTON, 2195 STANITZKI ROAD, LOXTON
8.30am Coffee 11.45am Coffee Break
9.00am Welcome & Housekeeping 12.00pm Host Presentation
and Introductions CMV Farms - Fielke’s Loxton
Orchard Operations
9.30am Masterclass 1 Des Gade, Farm Operations Manager
Commercial Beekeeping:
Best Practices and Innovation 12.15pm Tour of Fielke Farm
Lindsay Bourke, Commercial
1.00pm BBQ Lunch
Beekeeper & Owner - Australian
Honey Products, Tasmania 2.00pm Travel to Riverland Almonds
Q & A Session 29 Starcevich Road, Loxton
Masterclass 2 2.15pm Host Presentation
Building Your Beekeeping Business for CMV Riverland Almonds Operations
Non-Commercial Beekeepers Colin Watkins, Operations Manager,
Bruce White OAM, Beekeeper, Riverland Almonds
Educator & Researcher
Q & A Session 2.30pm Tour of Factory
10.30am Coffee Break 3.00pm Closing Remarks
10.45am Masterclass 3 3.15pm Post-Conference Field Day Close
Marketing your Queen
Breeding Business
Kevin Tracy, Beekeeping Lecturer
& Queen Breeder
Q & A Session
Masterclass 4
The Apiary Industry and AgTech: Proudly Sponsored by
Current and Future Opportunities
Leo Gaggl, Executive Director -
Opensensing
Q & A Session
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Speakers
MAYOR PETER HUNT RANDY OLIVER
Married to Ann, Peter has four adult Randy Oliver owns and operates
children, nine grandchildren and lives a small commercial beekeeping
in Barmera. enterprise in the foothills of Grass Valley
Peter was first elected to Council in 1987 in Northern California. He and his two
with the District Council of Barmera and sons manage around 1500 colonies
continued until 1993 when he and his for migratory pollination and produce
family moved to Berri and did not seek queens, nucs, and honey. He has over
re-election. He decided to nominate as 50 years of practical beekeeping
a Councillor again with the Berri Barmera experience, plus holds B.S. and M.S.
Council in 2000 where he has remained. degrees in Biological Sciences.
In November 2006, Peter was successful Randy analyses and digests beekeeping
in becoming Mayor, a position that he information from all over the world, as
holds with great honour and respect and well as performing field research of his
will continue at least until 2022. own, in order to not only broaden his own
depth of understanding and knowledge,
but to develop practical solutions to many
MARC WEBB of today’s beekeeping problems, which
Marc served almost 18 years in intelligence he then shares with other beekeepers
roles within the air force, including through his various articles in bee
domestic operations and middle eastern magazines, his speaking engagements
deployments. After suffering an injury in worldwide, and on his website.
Afghanistan that was the precursor to
his medical discharge and subsequent
diagnosis of PTSD, Marc accidentally
BRUCE WHITE OAM
found solace in the world of honey bees. Bruce White started his interest in bees
Today he runs Aristaeus Farms with his while still at school and was encouraged
wife and daughters, a Permaculture Farm by doing a beekeeping project with Junior
in the Adelaide Hills where everything Farmers who had supervisors as part of
they do can be linked back to bees in the Education Department. Being in Junior
some way. In 2021 they launched “Hives Farmers also developed an interest in
for Heroes”, a not-for-profit network linking showing produce at Agricultural shows.
veterans with beekeeping mentors to aid This led to decades of love and dedication
in their recovery and return to civilian life. to the apiculture industry and currently
is the Chief Judge for the Sydney Royal
Easter Show, National Honey Show. In 2018
BRETT SIMES Bruce was named RAS show legend – the
Brett Simes is a Senior Policy Officer in highest RAS award.
the Department for Environment and Bruce spent 41 years in NSW DPI retiring
Heritage where he develops strategy and as Technical Specialist (Apiculture).
policy primarily associated with access Since retiring, Bruce has donated
and use of the state’s National Parks and countless hours of running education
protected area estate. programs on Biosecurity, Colony
Brett joined the department in 2002 Management and Flora. He has also
after an 18 year career in retail and conducted Honey Tutorials to train
commercial banking. He holds a Bachelor Honey Judges and was invited as an
Degree in Management from Uni SA and International Judge to Apimondia in the
has worked on a wide range of strategic Ukraine to judge honey. Bruce co-wrote
park management policies ranging from the original Certificate III in Beekeeping
mountain biking and whale watching, right and has a Certificate IV in Training
through to cage diving with white sharks. and Assessment.
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LINDSAY BOURKE TREVOR WEATHERHEAD AM
Lindsay Bourke is the ‘face’ of Tasmania’s Trevor started keeping honey bees in
valuable honey industry, highly regarded 1972. He spent time in the Queensland
as both a world class producer and Forestry Department (1967 to 1983), and in
industry leader. Also a successful the Queensland Department of Primary
businessman with an extensive property Industries as an Apiary Officer from 1983
portfolio, including hotels, he has served to 1988. In 1988 he started a partnership
on high powered boards. with his wife Marion, breeding queen bees
Lindsay’s passion for beekeeping was for the domestic and overseas markets,
sparked during his early 20’s, and today he plus honey production until the business
is the proud owner of Australia’s largest, was sold in 2012.
and most technologically advanced, Trevor has been active in the beekeeping
honey extraction plant which is located at industry since joining the Queensland
Sheffield. His company, Australian Honey Beekeepers’ Association in 1977.
Products, now boasts more than 4,000 Positions and achievements in the
hives, and is also the country’s largest industry have included:
multi-variety crop pollinator. • President and Life Member of the
Internationally recognised with accolades Queensland Beekeepers’ Association
at the honey industry’s premier event, (QBA), plus President of the Brisbane
Lindsay’s leatherwood honey was named Branch of the QBA.
world’s best at APIMONDIA South Korea • President and Secretary of the Australian
in 2015, and in 2017 his honey mead won Queen Bee Breeders’ Association.
world’s best at APIMONDIA Turkey.
• Active in securing markets for queen
bees overseas in such places as
KELLY MENADUE Canada and the USA, when it was open.
Kelly Menadue is the Program Manager, • Treasurer of the Federal Council of
Bushfire Recovery, Department of Primary Australian Apiarists’ Association.
Industries and Regions (PIRSA)
The bushfires of the summer of 2019/20 HELEN GOODALL
had a significant impact on key South
Helen comes to AHBIC with over fifteen
Australian primary production sectors.
years experience within the not for profit
The collective impact of these fires was
sector, holding senior management and
directly felt by an estimated 1200 primary
executive level positions. She began
production businesses across more than
her career working for the ANZ Bank,
184,000 hectares. The Department of
followed by roles in finance and
Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA)
program management.
worked closely with impacted industries
and communities during the initial Helen is a strong business development
response to these fires. Almost 18 months professional with a Masters degree
later, this work continues with PIRSA focused in Business from the University of
working closely with key industries and NSW (UNSW). She also holds a Graduate
communities to identify opportunities to Certificate of Management from UNSW
support recovery and build resilience and is a member of Women on Boards.
to future events. Being enthusiastic about making a
difference and with a common sense
and hard work approach, Helen is keen to
enhance and build on the work of AHBIC
for the benefit of the honey bee industry.
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Speakers
DR DIANA LEEMON DEIDRE JAENSCH
Dr Diana Leemon recently retired from Deidre is the Industry Development
the Qld Department of Agriculture and Manager - Almond Board of Australia.
Fisheries where she was a research Deidre joined the ABA in October 2019
scientist specialising in the biological as Industry Development manager. She
control of agricultural pests for 21 holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science
years. During that time Diana led three and has worked in irrigated horticulture
AgriFutures Australia (formerly RIRDC) within the government, industry and
funded projects investigating the control private sectors for over 28 years. Deidre
of Small Hive Beetle. Diana now acts manages the research and development
as an advisor to a number of research program working with growers,
projects involving both honeybee pests researchers, suppliers and service
and diseases and the biological control providers and industry collaborators
of agricultural pests. She is also serving to enhance industry’s competitiveness
her second term as a member of the and further development in line with the
AgriFutures Australia Honey Bee and almond industry strategic plan.
Pollination industry advisory panel.
JAMIE AYTON
ELIZABETH FROST
Jamie joined NSW Department of
Elizabeth Frost is the Technical Specialist Primary Industries (NSW DPI) in 1995.
Honey Bees with the New South Wales He completed a Masters Degree at
Department of Primary Industries. the University of Western Sydney in
In this role, Liz manages research and 2006. The main focus of his thesis was
development projects with outcomes for investigating the effects of irrigation and
the NSW Beekeeping Industry focusing harvest timing on olive oil quality.
on queen bee breeding and pollination. Jamie is a member of the NSW DPI team
She also provides technical advice to the which currently holds accreditation from
beekeeping industry, government, media the International Olive Council (IOC)
and the public, and contributes to the and is an Approved Chemist with the
delivery of accredited courses through American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS).
the registered training organisation – He completed a comprehensive literature
Tocal Agricultural College in the specialist review on the chemistry of honey for
areas of queen bee breeding and the Australian Honey Industry in 2018.
insemination and pollination. He is also a member of the technical
committees for Standards Australia,
DON MUIR Codex Alimentarius, US Pharmacopeia
and the Australian Oil Seeds Federation.
Don Muir is a Director of B-QUAL Australia.
He is also the Project Manager for the
Australian Honey Library Project which is
being delivered in collaboration with Dr
Liz Barbour (CRCHBP), Professor Sharon
Purchase (University of Western Australia)
and a team of exceptional researchers.
Don is a member of the GS1 Traceability
Steering Committee and a Reference
Group member of the Hort Innovation
Project PH17001. He is also a member
of the Victorian Apiarists’ Association
Constitutional Committee.
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DR NADINE CHAPMAN
Dr Nadine Chapman is a researcher at the
University of Sydney with a primary focus
on applied research of interest to the
Australian beekeeping industry. Currently
Nadine is working on the Plan Bee National
Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program
and she volunteers for the extensionAUS HELEN SMITH
Professional Beekeepers’ Community Since joining Rural Solutions last year,
of Practice. Nadine is passionate about Helen has led teams in developing
bees and the beekeeping industry and engagement strategies across a
communicating the latest research number of projects. With consulting
on matters of importance or interest experience in the private sector,
to beekeepers. she supports colleagues in building
Nadine has worked on industry-funded partnerships and collaborative solutions.
projects, including creating a genetic test The Pollination project has been an
for Africanized killer bees, investigating opportunity to explore a range of issues
queen mating quality and working on a and challenges currently facing the
trap to catch queens. The killer bee test industry sector.
resulted in a CSIRO Biosecurity Flagship
Science and Innovation. CLAIRE DENNERLEY
Claire is a sustainable agriculture
professional working across South
DR JAMIE ELLIS Australia. She is passionate about South
Jamie Ellis is the Gahan Endowed Australian producers realising their
Professor of Entomology in the highest value in a progressive industry.
Department of Entomology and Claire has diversified her project delivery
Nematology at the University of Florida. experience to include soil, pastures,
He has a BS degree in Biology from the livestock, dung beetles, cropping, seed
University of Georgia (USA) and a PhD production, markets and now bees.
in Entomology from Rhodes University in
South Africa. At the University of Florida, BONNIE ARMOUR
Jamie has responsibilities in Extension, Bonnie started with PIRSA in June 2020
instruction, and research. as a Graduate Sustainable Agriculture
Regarding his Extension work, Jamie Consultant, based in Nuriootpa. She has
created the UF/IFAS Bee College and the worked across the board on hot topics
UF/IFAS Master Beekeeper Program. As such as carbon farming, regenerative
an instructor, Jamie supervises PhD and agriculture, soil acidity, soil erosion and
Masters’ students. Currently, Jamie and pollination. Having a couple of hives
his team have over 30 active research herself and growing up in a family
projects in the fields of honey bee of apiarists, sparked her love for the
husbandry, conservation and ecology, practice and so working with Claire and
and integrated crop pollination. Helen as well as the apiary industry has
been an absolute thrill. She hopes to
continue to work in this area and see it
flourish and thrive.
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BRENTON DAVIS DR MADLEN KRATZ
Brenton Davis grew up on the family Madlen’s background is in research on
farm on Kangaroo Island and helped his honey bee nutrition, foraging behaviour
father, Peter, with the beekeeping and and pollination. During her PhD she
honey extraction that supplemented studied the effects of nutrition on colony
their mixed farming enterprise. health and crop pollination efficiency.
A fulltime beekeeper from 2001 - 2010, Since last year, she joined the Department
Brenton then concentrated on growing of Primary Industries in NSW at the Tocal
the adventure tourism business of Agriculture Centre. In her role as the
Kangaroo Island Outdoor Action (KIOA) Honey Bee Industry Development Officer
which he had purchased just prior to the she is focusing on applied research to
2007 fires on Kangaroo Island. improve the productivity, profitability and
Following the bushfires of 2020, Peter sustainability of the beekeeping industry.
Davis decided it was time to retire and She is currently conducting research
Brenton and Verity agreed to purchase on the palatability and utilisation of
Island Beehive. protein supplements, and on honey bee
pollination of blueberries grown under
Island Beehive currently manages around
protective covers.
750 hives and operates an extraction
facility and retail outlet on Kangaroo Island.
KEVIN TRACY
MICHAEL STEDMAN Kevin Tracy has worked across a range
of beekeeping practices, including honey
Michael Stedman is the Program
production and selling, pollination of
Coordinator - Apiaries for the Department
crops, and Queen bee production and
of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA).
breeding. He holds a Certificate III in
In line with PIRSA’s strategic objectives Beekeeping, Certificate IV in Training and
to prepare for, prevent where possible Assessment and is a member of the SAAA,
and respond to emergency events QBA, NSWAA, AQBBA and ABA. Kevin has
and the long-term risks that threaten also invested time working with Trainees
South Australia’s primary industries and entering commercial beekeeping.
regional communities, his role within
Kevin has recently resigned from working
the Apiary Unit includes working with
at Tocal College, NSW, where he has
government, the honeybee industry and
been a Lead Trainer/Educator in the
allied industries, and the public across a
Certificate III in Beekeeping .
range of industry programs and issues.
Some specific roles include managing In the near future, Kevin will be moving
and implementing the SA components to Queensland where he will be working
of the National Bee Biosecurity Program with Foundation Training Australia (FTA)
and the National Bee Pest Surveillance as the trainer for the Certificate III in
Program, developing policy, providing Beekeeping. He also intends to work
extension and advice, improving industry privately on a more advanced training
biosecurity, and auditing compliance. course focusing on Queen bee breeding
and production.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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for their generous support of the 2021 SAAA Conference and Post-Conference Field Day.
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