‘The good old days are gone’: How a tiny mite changed beekeeping on the Northern Beaches

“It wasn’t for the honey, it was just to have some bees,” says Dee Why beekeeper Regis Issartial, who started keeping bees in his backyard over two years ago. At the time, Australian beekeepers were still adjusting to the arrival of Varroa mite. Today, the mite is established on the…

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