Project snapshot: Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food
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HONEY BEE & POLLINATION
Honeybee Pesticide Poisoning – A risk management tool for Australian farmers and beekeepers
97 pages
Published: 28 May 2012
Author(s): Connelly, Daryl
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This booklet enables beekeepers and farmers to identify pesticides that are toxic to bees, and provides information that will help them manage the risk of honeybee poisoning. The booklet also contains a number of useful forms, contact details and other relevant information.
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