Exposing honey to robber bees
Primefact Number: 758 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: 01 Apr 2008
Honey, bee comb or appliances containing honey (for example, exposed honey combs, dead out hives, waste wax material, leaking honey drums, extracting plants) are not to be left exposed to robbing bees because this material:
- can lead to spread of disease
- causes bees to rob, making the colonies very defensive and thus aggressive;
- can cause the queen to reduce her egg laying, and the brood area will actually decrease.
The penalties for leaving exposed honey to robber bees are an infringement penalty notice of $275 or a maximum of $1,100 if convicted in a court of law.
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