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Size and Scope of the Honey Bee and Pollination Industry - An Updated Snapshot
...custr13_HBE PRO-016934 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6900 Michael Clarke Clarke, Michael AgEconPlus Pty Ltd The Size and Scope of the Australian Honey Bee and Pollination Industry – A Snapshot was prepared by Michael Clarke (AgEconPlus) and Danny Le Feuvre (now AHBIC) and published...
AgriFutures Australia and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council releases bee management information for drought and fire affected areas
...Beekeepers operating in drought and fire affected areas throughout the country are being provided important advice on bee nutrition (water, nectar and pollen) in the form of a fact sheet.Summer may be officially over and whilst conditions have improved, beekeepers are being urged to continue...
How do I take samples for Plan Bee?
...Our national honey bee genetic improvement program, Plan Bee, is offering free genetic testing to bee breeders who are collecting performance data. This includes not only commercial queen breeders, but also those who breed queens for themselves.What does sampling for genetic testing entail?What do...
News story, Media release
Antioxidant ‘bee glue’ creates buzz for new Australian industry
...A nutrient-rich product discovered in honeybee hives across Australia could generate a new homegrown health industry. University of the Sunshine Coast researchers have identified for the first time 16 types of Australian high-grade propolis, or ‘bee glue’, brimming with enough antioxidants...
Multi-point honey bee monitoring in glasshouses and polytunnels
...This project enables apiarists and growers to track honey bee pollination within a polytunnel by establishing an array of digital monitoring points. This technology facilitates a move away from semi-protected cropping environments that are hostile and poorly designed from the perspective...
Report
Record keeping for beekeepers: Review of applications and technology available for beekeepers and bee breeders
...Record keeping is an integral part of beekeeping and is required by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice (the Code) (Plant Health Australia 2016). Inspections must be carried out at least twice a year, at least four months apart. According to the Code, beekeepers must...
Inaugural winners of the Australian Bee Tech Challenge announced
...Joining the global movement to adopt innovative technologies to safeguard bee populations around the world, AgriFutures Honey Bee and Pollination Program in partnership with the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) have announced LB AgTech, HiveKeepers and CRC for Honey Bee Products...
Australian Native Bee Strategic RD&E Plan
...Australia has approximately 1650 named native bee species. Most Australian native bees are classified as solitary or semi-social, however there are 11 described species of highly social stingless native bees. All species are valuable pollinators, with stingless bees also producing a highly valued...
Australian Honey Bee Industry Levied Research Compendium
...custr13_HBE PRO-013069 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6900 Cooper Schouten Evans, Emma Southern Cross University The honey levy was introduced in 1962, and has been used to commission almost 30 years of high impact honey bee research under the administration of several organisations, including Honey...
Best in the West: Improving the genetics of WA bee stock
... Western Australia is an important region for the Australian honey bee industry, with a breeding program dating back to the 1980s. With good breeding stock maintained in Western Australia for over forty years, the region is a critical part of the success of Australia’s national genetic...
Optimising bioactive content of Australian stingless bee honey
...Australia has 11 native stingless bee species (genera Tetragonula and Austroplebeia), and as in other tropical regions across the world, the stingless bee industry is a rapidly growing emerging industry. Yet Australian stingless bees remain understudied. Honey produced by these native pollinators...
Report
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program RD&E Plan 2020-2025
...The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) to foster a more productive, sustainable and profitable Australian beekeeping industry and secure the pollination of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops. The industry produces about...
What should you ask your bee breeder?
...Good queens are important to ensure productivity and ease of management. Our national honey bee genetic improvement program, Plan Bee, will lead to improvements in bee breeding and our bees. But how do you ensure you’re getting good queens? There are some things you can ask your queen breeder.What...
Plan Bee researcher profile: Dr Nadine Chapman
...Plan Bee is a national genetic improvement program using innovative breeding technologies to transform the performance of honey bees in Australia. The project team are located throughout the country and are experts on everything from genetics, entomology and beekeeping practices.As the nationwide...
Laying the foundation for a prosperous honey bee and pollination industry
...The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program is focused on securing a sustainable and profitable future for Australia’s honey bee and pollination industry. Chair of the industry Advisory Panel since 2017 is Dr Doug Somerville and here he shares his passion for the industry and how the Program’s...
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Impact on honey bee biosecurity of reduced access to public lands
...The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is vital to more than 35 species of agricultural plants that rely on the honey bee for pollination. This economically important service is in addition to the 30,000 tonnes of honey produced in Australia each year. Public floral resources such as national...
Optimising bioactive content of Australian stingless bee honey
...custr13_NEI PRJ-012494 Kirsty Williams 02 6923 6900 Mary Fletcher Cyde-Smith, Jodi The University of Queensland Trehalulose has known acariogenic properties and low glycemic index. The abundance of the novel disaccharide varies widely across thestingless bee honey samples we have analysed...
Fact sheet
Management of bee nutrition in drought and fire affected areas
... for their bees during these challenging times. This fact sheet, developed by Dr Doug Somerville, with AgriFutures Honey Bee Program and the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, aims to equip beekeepers with fundamental bee nutrition knowledge (water, nectar and pollen) to help during these challenging times.20-004...
Honey Bee and Pollination Program Communications 2018-2020
...custr13_HBE PRJ-011385 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6900 Justine Pirie Pirie, Justine Cox Inall Communications Cox Inall Communications will provide communication support for the Honey Bee and Pollination Program. This will include an industry-first survey of participants to guide outputs, which...