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Setting honey bee nutrition minimum requirements and toxicity for Australian bee stock
... of honey 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...
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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...
Redoubling Australia’s bee protection efforts
... devastating impact of exotic pests such as Varroa mite, which is yet to take hold in Australia, pose a significant threat to our honeybees and our pollination services,” he said. “Hence, doing everything we can to help fight this risk is vital.”The enhanced bee surveillance program complements more...
Getting smarter with biosecurity
... more efficiently than ever, and across remote areas and different environments.For the honeybee industry, remote hive monitoring technologies like Hivemind and ApisProtect use in-hive sensors to detect deteriorating conditions from pests or diseases. And in the tea tree industry Taranis and Regrow...
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AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship applications open today
...), Dairy Australia, Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Hort Innovation, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FMC Australasia, AgriProve, Kalyx and the AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses, Rice, Honeybee and Pollination, Agrifood Innovation...
Industry Development Grant – Lena Schmidt
... changes throughout the year. Thisstudy will address the following questions: (i) What non-crop floral resources are used by economically important honey bees and how does this change throughout the year? (ii)What are the key plant species used outside of the crop flowering season? (iii) Do honeybees...
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Learning how to live with Varroa
... Coordinator for the Australian Honeybee Industry Council (AHBIC). She’s recently returned from a tour of New Zealand with industry colleagues, including Bee Biosecurity Officers (BBOs), sponsored by AgriFutures Australia .Australian BBOs work under the National Bee Biosecurity Program, a national industry...
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The rural women blazing new trails in education for Australia’s agricultural future
... Queensland.Over the past five years, inspired by her father’s legacy as a South African beekeeper, Pooley’s journey has evolved into a mission to educate young minds about the indispensable role of honeybees in our ecosystem.“My earliest memory of being involved with bees was when I was five years old...
From bee keeping to pasta making: Claire Moore is turning her family business upside down
... on a honeybee genome project so fingers crossed.”Cracking egg sales during Covid-19In 2017, Claire’s farming family expanded to include pastured egg business, The Good Life Farm Co, and the farm now runs 1,200 free-ranging hens. The Good Life was lucky enough to be the first farm in Victoria to obtain...
Propolis Production: A Potential Boon for the Australian Beekeeping Industry
...Australian beekeepers could earn an extra $1,400 a year by incorporating propolis production into their annual honey harvest, according to a new report commissioned by AgriFutures Australia.Propolis is a resinous mixture that honeybees produce from saliva, beeswax and the exude of tree buds, sap...