Resilient beekeeping in the face of varroa
The Australian honey bee and pollination industry is vibrant, with 1,800 highly skilled commercial beekeepers and 28,000 recreational beekeepers. The industry extracts 37,000 tonnes of...
91 pages
Published: 1 May 2003
Author(s): Benecke, Frederick S
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The report, Commercial Beekeeping in Australia, represents a snapshot of beekeeping industry at the beginning of the third millennium. It describes the physical and cultural environment in which beekeeping is undertaken and describes production methods commonly employed by beekeepers.
This project was funded from industry revenue which is matched by funds provided by the Federal Government.
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation recognises that beekeeping practices have developed in this country to meet its unique conditions of climate and of flora. Australian beekeepers have shown great ingenuity in devising methods of production and patterns of management that has led to a successful national beekeeping industry. RIRDC believes these achievements are worth recording, both as an historical document, but more importantly, as a reference for those contemplating a career in beekeeping and for students of Australian primary production.