EXPERIENCED beekeeper Trevor Monson says dealing with Varroa mite has been an unprecedented challenge for the industry and even more difficult than the Covid-19 pandemic . With over four decades of experience as a beekeeper at his family business Monsons Honey and Pollination , Trevor says the past few months have been frustrating for the entire beekeeping community and complicated by Victorian Biosecurity ’ s approach to the problem . “( I believe ) over 58,000 hives from NSW didn ’ t make it to Victoria ,” he said . “ If you multiply that by 150 , that would you give you how much money beekeepers have missed out on .

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