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Honey Bee and Pollination Program communications 2015-18
... of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops and honey production into the future on a sustainable and profitable basis.This will help to ensure those outcomes are widely adopted by the honeybee industry and pollination dependent plant industries, and that both plant industries and the Australian community are educated about the importance of pollination services. PRO_CLAQ custr13_HBE...
Native bees: Living up to the buzz
... Varroa mite incursion and subsequent movement restrictions highlighting the importance of bees – particularly their pollination services – to Australian agriculture. While native bees are unlikely to ever match honeybees in the scale of pollination services they can provide, there are opportunities...
Communication for the Pollination Program 2011-13
... which helps to secure the pollination of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops into the future on a sustainable and profitable basis.This will help to ensure those outcomes are widely adopted by the honeybee industry and pollination reliant plant industries, and that both plant industries and the Australian community are educated about the importance of pollination services. PRO_CLAQ custr13_HBE...
Communication for the Pollination Program 2013-15
... to secure the pollination of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops into the future on a sustainable and profitable basis.This will help to ensure those outcomes are widely adopted by the honeybee industry and pollination dependent plant industries, and that both plant industries and the Australian community are educated about the importance of pollination services. PRO_CLAQ custr13_HBE...
Industry Development Grant Project_Cooper Schouten
... and a Certificate in Governance and Risk Management through the GovernanceInstitute ($3,570). The applicant is prepared to cover travel and on-ground costs associatedwith training and will make a personal contribution for the additional funds ($2,145)required. Without the support of The Honeybee...
Greenhouse Production of High Grade Medical Mono Floral Manuka Honey
... in an enclosed environment.2. Produce the world's first high grade mono floral Manuka honey in shade houses integrated with honeybees. Prove the commercial viability of "pure" high grade Manuka honey production in enclosed environment thereby reducing risks associated with impurities.3. Define the factors affecting the production of high-grade Manuka honey in enclosed spaces PRO_CLAQ...
Optimisation and Evaluation of an External Trap as a Mass Trapping and Monitoring Device for Small Hive Beetles
... to the Australian honeybee industry and its estimated $14.2 billion annual pollination services, with predictions that the situation could worsen with our changing climate. In a recent project (PRJ-009334), significant progress was made towards developing a mass trapping technology to control SHB. Several...
Feeding strategies for sugar syrup and protein supplements, its implications on hive strength and performance with a focus on financial costs and benefits
... feeding strategies of honeybees to adapt to a changing climate and subsequent effects on the environment, particularly fire and drought. The biggest challenge that beekeepers face is the lack of floral resources and the unfamiliarity of supplementary feeding practices to support a viable business. Key...
Australian Honey: Expanding the market for a multifunctional, natural food
...custr13_HBE PRJ-004610 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Martin Kneebone Kneebone, Martin Retailworks Discretionary Trust & Spencer Family Trust Partnership Trading as Freshlogic The RIRDC Honeybee R&D Advisory Committee has been asked by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC...
2022 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship winners announced
... Eggs, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Dairy Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Hort Innovation, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FMC Australasia and the AgriFutures Emerging Industries, Honeybee and Pollination, and Agrifood Innovation Programs.Mr Harvey thanks...
AgriFutures Australia receives Australian Government grant to rebuild the bushfire-devastated honey bee and pollination industry
... ongoing viability.The AgriFutures Honeybee & Pollination Program supports R&D to ensure a productive, sustainable and more profitable Australian beekeeping industry and secure the pollination of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops.https://twitter.com/D_LittleproudMP/status/1410137458457550853...
AgriFutures Australia and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council releases bee management information for drought and fire affected areas
... feeding wither in-hive or in an open feeder.This open resource was developed by Dr Doug Somerville with support from the AgriFutures Honey Bee Program and Australian Honeybee Industry Council, the resource is available here: Management of bee nutrition in drought and fire affected areas....
Hive Haven V10 OATH Hybrid Native Stingless Bee Hive
..., these benefits and more, are at risk. Native Bees are critical to the future of food production in Australia. The continued decline of pollinators, including wild and domestic populations of native bees and honeybees is predicted to seriously threaten food supplies and significantly impactAustralian...
Development of Alternative Varroa Treatment Delivery Platform
... will be exercised to source the ant-pesticide compound of interest (Beta-acids).• Compare the effectiveness of an alternative delivery method with a traditional approach.• Assess treatment delivery's impact honeybee hive health; Weight, Temperature, Mortality, Brood health. PRO_CLAQ...
Australian fuel supply, fertiliser and supply chain pressures
... for producers and supply chain operators.Insights from recent AgriFutures industry engagement confirm that pressures are not isolated; they are being felt across multiple industries, including chicken meat, rice, honeybee and cropping systems.AgriFutures also acknowledges that the operational pressures...
Feasibility study – Commercial bee hive and honey traceability system
... will also be considered. The outcome will provide a nationally informed, practical and industry endorsed pathway for a traceability system that enhances the biosecurity and sustainability of Australia's honeybee and pollination sectors. The project will explore possible avenues to set up...
Optimising bioactive content of Australian stingless bee honey
... standard be developed so thatapiarists can legally market their high value product. Various standards havebeen implemented around the world to define honey, which generally only relateto Honeybee (Apis mellifera) honey. Stingless honey does not meet thesestandards and new standards need...
Setting honey bee nutrition minimum requirements and toxicity for Australian bee stock
... bees during larval development. Today's honeybees, especially here in Australia, have been bred to produce huge honey crops, as well as functioning in long term stressful environments such as monofloral honey crops and pollination services. Businesses are increasing in size and beekeeping...
Closing the pollinator gap to save regional towns
... available from closing the pollinator gap.”For more information, go to www.rirdc.gov.au/honeybee-pollination“If hives of honey bees are used in a crop, a pollination deficit may exist if there is poor density and strength of hives, inadequate proximity and distribution of hives within the crop...
Media release
Two weeks to apply: Become a future rural leader with the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship
..., Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Hort Innovation, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FMC Australasia, AgriProve, Kalyx, Baiada and the AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses, Rice, Honeybee and Pollination, Agrifood Innovation...