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Horizon Scholarship 2014 - A. Warren (RIRDC Bee Program - UNE)
...custr13_HZS PRJ-009578 Annabel Day 02 6923 6900 Annie Warren Dougall, Kathryn University of New England 2014 Horizon Scholarship recipient Anne Warren will be undertaking a Bachelor of Rural Science at UNE. RIRDC Bee Program will sponsor Anne for the duration of her degree. The aim...
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2022 RD&E Snapshot
...Message from Annelies McGaw, Manager, Research of the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program As we approach midway point of the five-year AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program Strategic RD&E Plan (2020-2025), which guides the investment of our R&D levy allocation, it is thrilling...
Project snapshot document for the Honey Bee and Pollination and Thoroughbred Horses Programs
...;Honey Bee and Pollination and Thoroughbred Horses Programs.This snapshot will include consultation with researchers to develop research summaries for those projects that do not have a recent summary submitted, editing of summaries, inclusion and/or drafting of news stories and additional...
Hive Haven V10 OATH Hybrid Native Stingless Bee Hive
...custr13_NEI PRO-015753 Kirsty Williams 02 6923 6900 Ann Ross Ross, Ann Hive Haven Pty Ltd Stingless native honey has been enjoyed for thousands of years by indigenous Australians as a food and medicine source. Native bee honey has various reported health benefits including...
News story
Plan Bee racks up the miles as it meets with queen breeders across Australia
... breeder.The purpose of the visit was to collect important colony trait data and genetic samples for Plan Bee’s national database and also to knowledge-share on how hygienic testing can be used in broader selection.Emily Noordyke said Plan Bee visits are all about collaboration.“Typically, when we visit...
The European honey bee and its use of native and exotic floral plantings
...High-quality and diverse floral resources are required throughout the year to support honey bee populations and therefore secure the delivery of vital pollination services in agroecosystems. Protein-rich pollen is key to bee nutrition and colony viability. A varied diet in the form of diverse...
Final report summary: Optimising bioactive content in 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...
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Project snapshot: Impact on honey bee biosecurity of reduced access to public lands
...This project assessed the impact on honey bee biosecurity of reduced access to public land floral resources as a result of the 2019-20 Australian bushfire crisis. It investigated current biosecurity programs and practices, gaps in biosecurity coverage, beekeeper use of public lands and biosecurity...
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2021 RD&E Snapshot
The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program supports research, development and extension (RD&E) to ensure a productive, sustainable and profitable Australian beekeeping industry and secure the pollination of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops.This document provides an overview of the Honey Bee & Pollination Program and the RD&E investments that will play a critical in ensuring a productive, sustainable and profitable industry.The Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel farewells highly regarded colleagues
...In 2020-21 the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel farewelled Dr Doug Somerville, Danny Le Feuvre and Tiffane Bates. Doug, Danny and Tiffane all served on the Advisory Panel at a pivotal time for the Program and the industry. While their reasons for retiring differ, the sentiment...
Beekeepers back genetic improvement to boost honey bee industry performance
...Around half of Australian beekeepers desire more information to be made available on the queen bees they purchase, with selection traits and queen bee pedigree at the top of the list.That’s according to a survey of 196 beekeepers and 11 queen bee breeders recently conducted by the University...
News story
AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses and Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel member recruitment
... and researchers wanted: applications now open for AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program Advisory PanelThe AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program has three positions open to join the Honey Bee & Pollination Program Advisory Panel. These exciting positions are open for industry members who...
Develop & assess of leafcutter bee survival, mgmnt & reproduction in Sthn Aust
...custr13_PSE PRJ-000030 Stacey Lawrence 02 6923 6900 Scott Campbell Copping, Katrina Lucerne Australia Inc. 1/ With the recent advances of private research into leafcutter bees it has been determined that there is a need for a formal business plan. The creation of a business plan...
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Bee Friendly: A planting guide for European honeybees and Australian native pollinators
...The Australian honeybee industry provides essential benefits to agricultural, horticultural and urban environments through managed and incidental pollination services. Planting bee forage for honeybee nutrition offers major benefits to the industry and society. This planting guide for bee forage...
Amendments to the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Strategic RD&E Plan (2020-2025)
...custr13_HBE PRO-017384 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6900 Michael Clarke Clarke, Michael AgEconPlus Pty Ltd This project will draft amendments to the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Strategic RD&E Plan (2020-2025) as a result of a mid-term review of the AgriFutures Honey Bee...
Media release
Australian agrifood industry set to benefit from extension of honey bee genetic program
...Australia will continue to be home to a national honey bee genetic improvement program until at least April 2024, with Plan Bee announcing it has been extended for another year.The extension means that the program, delivered as part of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries...
Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Moringa and Native Bee industry’s
...custr13_NEI PRO-015277 Kirsty Williams 02 6923 6900 Olivia Reynolds (PL) Reynolds, Olivia Susentom This AgriFutures funding initiative provides an opportunity for emerging Australian plant industries and native bee stakeholders to develop a Research Development and Extension (RD&E) Strategy...
National program to offer free genetic testing to all Australian bee breeders
...Sydney, Australia 17 December – Plan Bee, the National Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program, supported by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment as part of its Rural Research and Development for Profit program, has today announced that it will be offering...
Final report: Improving biosecurity resources and better understanding bee health in Australia
...This project undertook activities designed to improve biosecurity resources for the honey bee industry and to provide a better understanding of honey bee health in Australia. These activities included the development of an online biosecurity course and an update to the BeeAware website to include...