Hundreds of beehives and lively hoods are on the line after the deadly varroa mite parasite was discovered at the Port of Newcastle.
A six-month emergency biosecurity order was issued on Sunday; the effects of which are still to be fully understood.
One Williamtown beekeeper will see his nearly 180 hives, and 20 years of work, destroyed. We caught up with David Vial - Vice president of Hunter Valley Amateur Beekeepers Club.
