Information

  • Document No.

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

  • Owner

  • Registered beekeeper

  • Registration number

  • Contact details

  • Is the site access clear?

  • Can the vehicle be parked away from the bees?

  • Do you have a map of the area?

  • Do you regard yourself as safe?

Fire permit conditions

  • Total fire ban

  • If yes you are not permitted to inspect bees during a total fire ban

  • Weather forecast

  • On site conditions

  • Are the weather conditions suitable for apiary inspections?

Communications

  • Mobile phone.

  • Reception

  • Notify supervisor

Fire fighting equipment

  • Fire knapsack filled with water

  • Bucket of water

  • Firefighting rake

  • Fire extinguisher<br>

PPE

  • Veil and jacket

  • Full suit

  • Gloves

  • Work boots

  • Gaiters

  • Drinking water

Hive inspection equipment

  • Hive tool

  • Smoker

  • Smoker box

  • Metal bucket

  • Fuel for smoker

  • Matches or lighter

  • Water for washing

  • Texta for writing on hives

  • Yellow paint for marking hives for destruction

  • Slides

  • Slide covers

  • Sample containers

  • Zip lock bags

  • Pen for labelling samples

  • Direction book

  • Advisory material

  • Do you regard yourself as safe?

State of site

  • Evidence of recent activity

  • Evidence

  • Single hives

  • Live

  • AFB

  • Dead

  • AFB

  • Double hives

  • Live

  • AFB

  • Dead

  • AFB

  • Triple hives

  • Live

  • AFB

  • Dead

  • AFB

  • Nucleus hives

  • Live

  • AFB

  • Dead

  • AFB

  • Other hives

  • Live

  • AFB

  • Dead

  • AFB

  • Unsound hives

  • Live

  • AFB

  • Dead

  • AFB

  • Do you believe this site is neglected or abandoned?

  • Can the owner be located?

  • Details

  • Direction 1

  • Direction 1

  • Direction 2

  • Direction 2

Brands and other markings

  • Record all brands and other markings

AFB status

  • AFB

  • Details

  • Was AFB notified?

  • Details

  • Have AFB hives been marked with yellow paint?

  • Date written on hives

  • AFB written on hives

  • Hive number written on hives

  • Samples taken

  • What type of samples were taken?

  • Samples labelled with location, sample number and hive number?

  • Sample 1

  • Photo 1

  • Sample 2

  • Photo 2

  • Sample 3

  • Photo 3

  • Sample 4

  • Photo 4

  • Sample 5

  • Photo 5

  • Sample 6

  • Photo 6

  • Samples submitted to EMAI?

  • Sample submission form

  • Directions

  • Direction 1

  • Direction 1

  • Direction 2

  • Direction 2

  • Direction 3

  • Direction 3

  • Direction 4

  • Direction 4

  • Direction 5

  • Direction 5

Other diseases present

  • EFB

  • Notified

  • Photo EFB

  • Small hive beetle

  • Notified

  • Photo SHB

  • Photo SHB

  • Photo SHB

  • Photo SHB

  • Photo SHB

  • Chalk brood

  • Notified

  • Photo Chalk

  • Sacbrood<br>

  • Notified

  • Photo Sac

  • Nosema

  • Notified

  • Photo nosema

  • Asian honey bees

  • Notified

  • Photo Asian honey bees

  • Photo Asian honey bees

  • Photo Asian honey bees

  • Wax moth

  • Photo Waxmoth

  • Photo Waxmoth

  • Photo Waxmoth

  • Photo Waxmoth

  • Photo Waxmoth

  • Black queen cell virus

  • Photo Queen cell virus

  • Braula fly

  • Notified

  • Photo braula

  • Varroa mite

  • Notified

  • Photo varroa

  • Tracheal mite

  • Notified

  • Photo tracheal

  • Tropilaelaps mites

  • Notified

  • Photo tropilaelaps

Investigation

  • Interviewee

  • Details

  • Signature

  • Interviewee

  • Details

  • Signature

  • Interviewee

  • Details

  • Signature

  • Additional information from RSA or other inspectors

Recommendations

  • Follow up inspection

  • Interview

  • PIN

  • Further action as specified below

  • Further action

Advisory information

  • Why do beekeepers need to be registered?

  • Application for registration as a beekeeper

  • Identifying beehives

  • Notice of sale or disposal of beehives

  • NSW DPI services to beekeepers

  • Nuisance bees

  • Inquiry into beekeeping in urban areas

  • Abandoned or neglected beehives

  • Exposing honey to robber bees

  • Forfeiture of beehives

  • Honey bee endemic diseases and pest notification requirements

  • Moving honeybees and beehives into and within NSW

  • Responsible beekeeping

  • Samples for bee disease diagnosis

  • Noninfectious disorders of honey bees

  • Viruses of honey bees

  • Sugar shaking bees to detect external parasites

  • Submitting samples to NSW DPI for diagnostic tests

  • Exotic pests of honey bees

  • American foul brood

  • American foul brood barrier systems

  • American foul brood tracing the source

  • American foul brood disease - inspection management

  • American foulbrood notification

  • American foulbrood positive diagnosis -what should you do?

  • AFB trace back form

  • Irradiation of beehive equipment

  • European foulbrood and its control

  • Small hive beetle

  • Small hive beetle management options

  • Varroa mites

  • Nosema disease

  • Nosema diagnosis

  • Asian bees

  • Braula fly

  • Wax moth

WHS

  • Stung by bee/s

  • Number of bee stings

  • Medical attention

  • Trips or falls

  • Details

  • Medical attention

  • Manual handling injury

  • Details

  • Medical attention

  • Motor vehicle accident

  • Details

  • Medical attention

  • Abuse - verbal or physical

  • Details

  • Medical attention

  • Other injury

  • Details

  • Medical attention

  • Inspector signature

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