Honey Bee & Pollination
Pasture legumes nurturing a sweet future for honey bees
The innovative Clover4Bees pilot study is on a mission to help the all-important honey bee.
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Latest news and events
HONEY BEE & POLLINATION / 19.10.23
Learning how to live with Varroa
Blink and you’d miss it- the Varroa mite’s minute presence is all but invisible to the naked eye. Yet the tiny mite is the greatest known threat to Australia’s honey bee and pollination industry.
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HONEY BEE & POLLINATION / 29.09.23
Supplementary feeding of honey bees in the spotlight
Cost-effective feeding strategies to support hive health and productivity could strengthen industry resilience.
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HONEY BEE & POLLINATION / 24.07.23
Antioxidant ‘bee glue’ creates buzz for new Australian industry
A nutrient-rich product discovered in honeybee hives across Australia could generate a new homegrown health industry. University of the Sunshine Coast researchers have identified for the first time 16 types of Australian high-grade propolis, or ‘bee glue’, brimming with enough antioxidants and other chemical properties to spark a new national industry for food and health products.
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Honey bee and pollination resources
Project snapshot: Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food
Honey has a long history of use to treat digestive ailments and research suggests honey acts as a prebiotic food that favourably changes the balance...
Publication / 6 Pages
Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food
Honey has a long history of use as a therapeutic, including as a tonic or supplement to promote good digestive health. The many therapeutic properties...
Publication / 39 Pages
Project snapshot: Composition of Australian honey
Several factors make Australian honey unique. Australia has a wide variety of indigenous flora, including more than 700 species of eucalyptus, which contribute to the...
Publication / 6 Pages
Australian Propolis Project: Validating a collection method
The Australian Propolis Project was initiated following the release of a comprehensive 2019 report, Australian propolis market and production potential, by Michael Clarke. The report...
Publication / 4 Pages
Composition of Australian honey
In 2021, the Size and scope of the Australian honey bee and pollination industry – a snapshot report found Australia had 1,800 highly skilled commercial...
Publication / 52 Pages
Project snapshot: Impact on honey bee biosecurity of reduced access to public lands
This project assessed the impact on honey bee biosecurity of reduced access to public land floral resources as a result of the 2019-20 Australian bushfire...
Publication / 6 Pages
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2023 RD&E Snapshot
The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2023 RD&E Snapshot documents the important research, development and extension projects completed and underway for the benefit of...
Publication / 84 Pages
Impact on honey bee biosecurity of reduced access to public lands
The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is vital to more than 35 species of agricultural plants that rely on the honey bee for pollination. This...
Publication / 60 Pages
Neuroprotective compositions of eastern Australian monofloral honeys
The antimicrobial and anti-fungal properties of honey are well-known in both modern and pre-modern medicine. However, we are only just starting to understand what aspects...
Publication / 6 Pages
4G hive load scale designed for commercial apiarists
Australia’s 1,800 commercial beekeepers travel vast distances to produce 20,000 tonnes of honey and pollinate 35 agricultural crops annually. With increasing input costs being countered...
Publication / 8 Pages
Honey bee and pollination projects
Size and Scope of the Honey Bee and Pollination Industry - An Updated Snapshot
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
July 2023 - May 2024
Amendments to the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Strategic RD&E Plan (2020-2025)
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
June 2023 - October 2023
Impacts of prescribed burning on the honeybee and pollination industries
The University of Sydney
January 2023 - April 2024
Impact to Biosecurity with Reduced Access to Public Lands
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
November 2022 - June 2023
The Honey Bee and Pollination Strategic RD&E Plan (2020-2025) Mid-term Review and Economic Impact of the Chicken Meat Program 2019-2022
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
September 2022 - June 2023
Project snapshot document for the Honey Bee and Pollination and Thoroughbred Horses Programs
Hot Tin Roof Communications Pty Ltd as Trustee for Hot Tin Roof Family Trust
March 2022 - May 2022
Setting honey bee nutrition minimum requirements and toxicity for Australian bee stock
University of Western Australia
March 2022 - June 2025
Optimisation and Evaluation of an External Trap as a Mass Trapping and Monitoring Device for Small Hive Beetles
The State of Victoria through the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR)
February 2022 - January 2026
Industry Development Grant - Trong Tran
University of the Sunshine Coast
February 2022 - January 2023
Feeding strategies for sugar syrup and protein supplements, its implications on hive strength and performance with a focus on financial costs and benefits
(DPI) The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Primary Industries within Regional NSW
January 2022 - May 2026
Clover4bees pilot study
(DPI) The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Primary Industries within Regional NSW
January 2022 - October 2024
Industry Development Grant - AHBIC
Australian Honey Bee Industry Council
November 2021 - November 2022
Industry Development Grant - Jessica Berry
Hive and Wellness Australia Pty Ltd
November 2021 - March 2023
Australian Honey Bee Industry Levied Research Compendium
Southern Cross University
July 2021 - October 2022
Industry Development Grant_Madlen Kratz
(DPI) The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Primary Industries within Regional NSW
October 2020 - October 2021
Industry Development Grant_Jenny McCormick
South Australian Apiarists’ Association
October 2020 - January 2021
Industry Development Grant Project_Jessica Berry
Hive and Wellness Australia Pty Ltd
October 2020 - April 2021
Composition of Australian honey
(DPI) The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Primary Industries within Regional NSW
July 2020 - August 2023
Size and Scope of the Australian Honey Bee and Pollination Industry Snapshot
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
May 2020 - October 2020
Review of chemistry associated with honey testing
The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the Department of Primary Industries
March 2019 - June 2019
Women in Beekeeping Scholarship - 2018 Queen Rearing Workshop
The Practical Beekeeper
October 2018 - December 2018
Honey Bee and Pollination Program Communications 2018-2020
Cox Inall Communications
July 2018 - May 2020
Probiotic development for bees: analyzing gut bacteria in healthy bees
University Of Canberra
July 2018 - January 2021
Market and Production Potential for Australian Produced Propolis
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
July 2018 - May 2019
Investigating factors that influence chalkbrood outbreaks in Australia
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
July 2018 - January 2021
Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food
University of Technology, Sydney
July 2018 - April 2022
Development of honeybee products from a biodiversity hotspot
University of Western Australia
October 2016 - May 2020
Progressing implementation of genetic selection in Australian Honeybees
University of New England
July 2016 - October 2019
Market opportunity Aust royal jelly produced with new labour saving technology
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
July 2016 - April 2017
Regional economic multiplier impacts potential pollinator deficits across crops
AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
July 2016 - January 2017
Improving Biosecurity Resources and Better Understanding Bee Health in Australia
Plant Health Australia Limited
April 2016 - July 2019
Selection and Development of Australian Hygienic Honey Bee Lines,
Bee Scientifics
September 2015 - February 2019
Risk assessment for the Large African Hive beetle
The University of Sydney
September 2015 - December 2016
Assessing the mating quality of Australian queen bees
The University of Sydney
September 2015 - April 2018
Reducing the impact of Nosema and viruses by improving honeybee nutrition
CSIRO
August 2015 - December 2017
Verifying the origin of Australian honeys by analysis of their pollen content
The University of Melbourne
July 2015 - February 2018
Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program - HBE Kellie Round
Marcus Oldham College
June 2015 - July 2015
Honey Bee and Pollination Program communications 2015-18
Cox Inall Communications
June 2015 - May 2018
Compatibility of management objectives on public lands with beekeeping
GHD Pty Ltd
September 2014 - February 2015
Active Australian Leptospermum honey: new sources and their bioactivity
University of Technology, Sydney
August 2014 - October 2019
Chemical residue in beehives post canola flowering.
Western Australian Agriculture Authority, a body corporate established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007
May 2014 - March 2016
International Union for the Study of Social Insects
The University of Sydney
January 2014 - August 2014
Development of a Code of Practice and National Bee Biosecurity Program
Plant Health Australia Limited
December 2013 - July 2015
Production of videos on best practice for the beekeeping industry
Philip McLellan Trading as KEA Video producers
September 2013 - August 2015
National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (2013-15) and facilitator
Plant Health Australia Limited
June 2013 - May 2016
Upgrading knowledge of pathogens (particularly viruses) of Australian honeybees
CSIRO
June 2013 - August 2015
Development of an Australian Bee Health and Management website
Plant Health Australia Limited
June 2013 - July 2014
Growers and beekeepers working together – protecting crops and their pollinators
Plant Health Australia Limited
June 2013 - June 2014
Development of a concept paper for a bee biosecurity strategy
Garland Outcomes Pty Ltd
May 2013 - June 2013
AHB T2M - Training Workshop for Australian Beekeepers - 2013 - Cairns
Burnham and Associates Training Consultancy
April 2013 - September 2013
AFB Future Management Workshop, 14-15 March 2013
Plant Health Australia Limited
December 2012 - April 2013
Residues and safety trials for SHB Harbourage device (xtn PRJ-004606)
The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the Department of Primary Industries
October 2012 - July 2013
Update and reprint of the book: Beekeeping
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
July 2012 - December 2014
