Value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy
Since the mid-1980s, economists have made numerous attempts at estimating the value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy. The exercise is not straightforward,...
31 pages
Published: 1 Mar 1999
Author(s): Paton, David C, Dr
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The aim of this study was to assess the use of Ngarkat Conservation Park (a major South Australian reserve) by commercially-managed honeybees, establishing the magnitude of any impact on native flora and fauna and then, if there was an impact, determining if that impact was permanent or reversible and/or if there were ways of minimising any impact that would then allow commercial beekeepers to still have access without damaging the natural environment in a permanent sense.