3rd Australian Bee Congress
Pollination and Beekeeping for the Future
The 3rd Australian Bee Congress was held at RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland from the 27th – 30th June 2018. This was the first time an Australian congress had been held in 30 years. 917 delegates attended, with representatives from every state and territory, including Norfolk Island, as well as 17 other countries.
Over the course of the three day congress, 61 different speakers presented on a wide variety of topics around pollination, bee health and the global honey market. All presenters spoke to their research and experiences whilst stimulating thought for beekeeping into the future.
Over 70 key providers of beekeeping products and services, from Australia and overseas, were represented in the extensive indoor and outdoor trade show.
The congress was an outstanding success, with extremely positive feedback from those who attended. Many have said that it was the best congress they have ever attended!
Congress Program
Please click here to download the Congress program.
Congress Presentations
Please click here to view PDF’s from some of the congress presentations.
There were over 200 entries in both the Honey Show and the Digital Photo Competition. Well done to all of the award winners!
Honey Show Winners
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Class 1 International Class 2 Manuka MGO Range 263-999 Class 3 Manuka MGO Range 83-262 Class 4 – Liquid Honey White Class 5 – Liquid Honey Light Amber Class 6 – Liquid Honey Golden Class 7 – Liquid Honey Dark Class 8 – Creamed Honey |
Class 9 – Granulated Honey Fine Grain Class 10 – Granulated Honey Coarse Grain Class 11 – Comb in Liquid Honey Class 12 – Pollen Class 13 – Cut Comb Selections Class 14 – Beeswax White Class 15 – Beeswax Yellow Class 16 – Beeswax Class 17 – Mead Sweet |
Digital Photo Competition Winners
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Open Category
Winner – Jenny Shanks
Runner Up – Darren Bainbridge
“Oh Bugger” Category
Winner – Allan Cotton
Runner Up – Danny Le Feuvre
Scenic Category
Winner – Ugis Lauberts
Runner Up – Steven Gell
People and Bees Category
Winner – Peter Boutelje
Runner Up – Lisa Razack
Close Up Category
Winner – Peter Boutelje
Runner Up – Jenny Shanks
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