National Honey Bee Breeding Strategy 2024-2029
In all livestock industries, genetic selection has been used to increase animal productivity and, by extension, enterprise profitability. The Australian honey bee industry is no...
HONEY BEE & POLLINATION
Forestry Plantations and Honey Bees
39 pages
Published: 17 Jun 2010
Author(s): Somerville, Doug
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The Australian beekeeping industry is suffering from a decline in the available and suitable apiary sites with access to beneficial floral species. Without a range of suitable flowering events for the bees to obtain their necessary nutritional requirements, the bees won’t survive. This research study is designed to investigate the potential capacity of plantation forestry to contribute to the Australian honey bee floral resource base.
This RIRDC report is aimed at assisting the beekeeping industry in clearly identifying the systems and issues under which they operate with a varied audience, including foresters and those with a concern for the future viability of the Australian beekeeping industry.
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