HONEY BEE & POLLINATION 
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Published: 6 Aug 2024
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DownloadThis blueprint serves as a resource for those interested in the honey bee and pollination industry and provides essential fast facts alongside the fundamental themes highlighted in the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program RD&E Plan 2020-2025.
The Australian honey bee and pollination industry plays a vital role in Australian agriculture, contributing more than AU$4.6 billion annually to the economy through pollination...
The Australian honey bee industry is a significant contributor to the Australian economy through the production of hive products, such as honey and beeswax and...
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...
Following the arrival of varroa at the Port of Newcastle, AgriFutures Australia commissioned research on how the industry should prepare for the possible establishment of...
The primary objective of the Identifying revenue opportunities for AgriFutures Australia’s rural industries project was to identify potential new and alternate revenue sources within 28...
The Clover4Bees pilot study represents a significant step forward in understanding the potential of pasture legumes to benefit the Australian honey bee industry. The project...
Small in size but extraordinarily influential, the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) has a remarkable impact on our food and livelihoods. About two-thirds of Australian...
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,...
