Apiarist wins biosecurity award

By Hamish Geale
Updated September 11 2015 - 11:29pm, first published 9:33pm

TASMANIAN beekeeper Lindsay Bourke’s efforts to safeguard bee hives against the deadly varroa mite have been recognised at the national Farmer of the Year titles on Wednesday night, with the apiarist taking home the award for biosecurity.

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