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Public land apiary (bee) sites

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is responsible for the:

administration of apiary sites on public land (forests, parks and reserves)
development of public land apiculture (beekeeping) policy

Download the public land beekeeping policy:

Public land apiculture (beekeeping) policy (PDF - 125.0 KB)
Public land apiculture (beekeeping) policy (WORD - 40.5 KB)

Download the standard operating procedure:

Public land apiculture (beekeeping) standard operating procedure (PDF - 163.7 KB)
Public land apiculture (beekeeping) standard operating procedure (WORD - 101.4 KB)

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Page last updated: 18 Sep 2024

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