28/12/2025
๐ IMPORTANT UPDATE ๐
As you may have heard, the Varroa mite has now reached South Australia. This tiny pest has huge impacts on honey bees, and like beekeepers across the country, weโre taking action to protect our hives.
Our current focus is increased monitoring and learning. When the mites have been introduced to our hives, to keep our bees healthy, weโll be implementing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach, which involves cultural and mechanical controls, more frequent hive checks, and, when needed, carefully managed treatments.
Unfortunately, these changes will increase the cost of producing our honey, and weโll need to introduce some small price adjustments in the new year.
Thank you for your understanding and support while we navigate through what will be a challenging period.
More info >> www.hayeshoney.com.au/s/stories/the-arrival-of-varroa-mite-in-south-australia