Project snapshot: Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food
Honey has a long history of use to treat digestive ailments and research suggests honey acts as a prebiotic food that favourably changes the balance...
Honey Bee & Pollination
Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food
Honey has a long history of use as a therapeutic, including as a tonic or supplement to promote good digestive health. The many therapeutic properties...
Honey Bee & Pollination
Australian Propolis Project: Validating a collection method
The Australian Propolis Project was initiated following the release of a comprehensive 2019 report, Australian propolis market and production potential, by Michael Clarke. The report...
Honey Bee & Pollination
Project snapshot: Composition of Australian honey
Several factors make Australian honey unique. Australia has a wide variety of indigenous flora, including more than 700 species of eucalyptus, which contribute to the...
Honey Bee & Pollination
Composition of Australian honey
In 2021, the Size and scope of the Australian honey bee and pollination industry – a snapshot report found Australia had 1,800 highly skilled commercial...
Honey Bee & Pollination
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...
Honey Bee & Pollination
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2023 RD&E Snapshot
The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2023 RD&E Snapshot documents the important research, development and extension projects completed and underway for the benefit of...
Honey Bee & Pollination
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...
Honey Bee & Pollination
Neuroprotective compositions of eastern Australian monofloral honeys
The antimicrobial and anti-fungal properties of honey are well-known in both modern and pre-modern medicine. However, we are only just starting to understand what aspects...
Honey Bee & Pollination
4G hive load scale designed for commercial apiarists
Australia’s 1,800 commercial beekeepers travel vast distances to produce 20,000 tonnes of honey and pollinate 35 agricultural crops annually. With increasing input costs being countered...