Welcome

The Colony Bees Association is the representative body for honeybee wildlife. Since establishment on the 1st of November 2021 in Australia, we deliver projects to advance our core objectives: 

1) To advance knowledge of the bee,

2) To advance the practice of Apiculture, 

3) To advance the conservation of honeybee wildlife, 

4) To advance a significant body of bee knowledge. 

Through collaborative projects and strategic partnerships our service is to pollinate country for the collective good of bees, plants and people.

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Advisory

  • Paul Fisher
  • Kane Lumsden

Executive

  • Chair - Tania Astans
  • Director - Spencer Alexander White
  • Secretary - Sasha Chadwick

State of the Bee Report

The State of the Bee Report 2025 defines a path for the recognition, protection, and cultivation of wild Honeybees and their habitat.

The report advances three key recommendations:

  1. Wild honeybee conservation
  2. Medicinal apiculture
  3. Indigenous wisdom and creativity
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Governing Document

Constitution of The Colony Bees Association

October 31, 2024 

Charity Certificate

ACNC Registration

November 1, 2021 

Conservation Policy

Position Statement: Honeybee Wildlife Naturalisation

February 22, 2026