The Australian beekeeping industries have long recognised the ideal of minimising any impact of their activities on the greater environment.

The formalising of a set of national best practice guidelines for beekeeping in the Australian environment demonstrates to the whole community the commitment that the Australian beekeeping industries has to ensure that it is doing everything in its power to eliminate and minimise its potential impact on the whole Australian environment.

The guidelines are provided for beekeepers to clearly understand their role to the greater community and also to provide to the public an outline of what all beekeepers should be adopting in their keeping and management of honey bees.

The guidelines are not specific to any single beekeeping group and all elements may not be applicable to each individual manager of bee hives.