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Beekeepers a buzz for Pollinator Week
This Australian Pollinator Week, from 9 to 17 November we’re celebrating the humble yet vital honey bee and the value they bring to the agriculture sector, as well as the research, development and extension (RD&E) projects that have contributed to this vibrant industry.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...
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...
Simulation Exercise for Pollination Industries
... for a honeybee disease/pest incursion that has implications for the pollination sector.2) Test and recommend improvements to pollination transition arrangements that would be used following establishment of a honeybee disease/pest. PRO_CLAQ...
Development of two genetic markers for hygienic behaviour of honeybees
... can be identified without field testing. To develop general procedures for the identification of economically important behavioural genes for the honeybee and protocols for their exploitation by industry. PRO_CLAQ...
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National Honey Bee Breeding Strategy 2024-2029
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 different. Breeders have been selecting their queens based on three key traits that enhance the productivity and profitability of beekeeping businesses: honey production, bee health and docility. The continued development of a well-resourced genetic selection program is essential to maintain a viable beekeeping industry in Australia. The ongoing viability of the industry is strongly in the national interest, since about one-third of agricultural crops benefit from animal (mostly honey bee) pollination. Some crops, notably almonds, are 100% dependent on honey bee pollination. It is important to understand that selection for varroa resistance or tolerance cannot exist in isolation from other commercial traits. When selection is focused on varroa resistance alone, other economic traits, notably honey production and docility, decline. Therefore, selection for varroa resistance must go hand in hand with selection for production and docility. A national honey bee breeding strategy (hereafter the Breeding Strategy) will allow the Australian honey bee industry to invest in breeding technologies, such as genomics, to increase their confidence in genetic selection for more productive queens that are resistant to varroa. The Breeding Strategy will guide further investment and growth of a coordinated honey bee stock improvement effort to ensure it meets the needs of the industry and breeders alike. Through investing in genetic selection, the industry will become more profitable and sustainable, will be able to ensure a reliable supply of colonies for crop pollination tasks, and will enable other agricultural industries to expand through enhanced pollination security.Industry Development Grant_Alan Dorin
...custr13_HBE PRJ-012993 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Alan Dorin Oswald, Halina Monash University The funds will be used to support a current project by allowing us to extend an existing,working, single-unit honeybee activity monitoring prototype. This prototype contains a highqualitydigital camera...
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Size and scope of the Australian honey bee and pollination industry: An updated snapshot for 2023
In 2020, AgriFutures Australia supported research to develop a detailed statistical picture of the Australian honey bee and pollination industry. Three years on, against a backdrop of a much-changed industry landscape and new challenges and opportunities for beekeepers, the time was right to update this dataset. The required work to update the data was completed by agricultural economist Michael Clarke and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council CEO Danny Le Feuvre. Together, they sourced and analysed the most accurate data available on the number of commercial and recreational beekeepers, the number of hives owned by beekeepers, levied and non-levied honey production, the value of co-products, the value of exports and imports of hive products, and food production supported by honey bee pollination. The research unearthed strong industry growth. While the number of commercial beekeeping enterprises remains unchanged at 1,870, the number of hives potentially available for pollination has increased from 532,000 to 630,000. From 2019 and 2023, the farmgate value of the commercial industry increased from $279.2 million to $363.6 million, with most of this increase driven by income from paid pollination. Future growth in the paid pollination sector is forecast. While growth in the commercial sector has been positive, growth in recreational beekeeping has been even stronger, with the number of registered recreational beekeepers increasing from 27,800 in 2019 to 47,100 in 2023. This is potentially due to requests to register following the June 2022 varroa mite incursion. Prior to 2019, recreational sector growth was associated with introduction of the Flow Hive. The value of the recreational sector is estimated to be $260.2 million. Findings from the research will be used by AgriFutures Australia to communicate the economic and ecological importance of the industry to policymakers and other interested stakeholders.Report
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program RD&E Plan 2020-2025
The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) to foster a more productive, sustainable and profitable Australian beekeeping industry and secure the pollination of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops. The industry produces about 37,000 tonnes of honey per annum. Recently, the value of honey bee hive products was estimated at $224 million per annum, while the unrecognised value of honey bee pollination is believed to be in the order of $14.2 billion per annum. The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program RD&E Plan 2020-2025 is a key part of implementing AgriFutures Australia’s overarching Research and Innovation Strategic Plan 2022-2027 and guides investment on behalf of honey bee industry stakeholders. Following a mid-term review, an update was required to incorporate review recommendations and industry changes since 2020. This revised Plan is the product of that process and will replace the current Plan. The Plan has benefitted from extensive industry consultation and external evaluation. Industry consultation was completed via interviews and workshops in 2019 and again in 2023 to generate the amended priorities listed within this document. AgriFutures Australia will continue to work with the honey bee and pollination industry to ensure the five-year research priorities meet industry needs and are informed by Australian Government priorities. To achieve this, the Plan identifies clear investment strategies specific to each priority. The adoption of RD&E outcomes is fundamental to success, and just as we have with this Plan, AgriFutures Australia will continue to foster strong relationships with industry partners to ensure RD&E investment leads to practical knowledge and innovation that can be adopted by industry members. Further, AgriFutures Australia will work with industry and government stakeholders to ensure the corporation invests in knowledge that is useful and adopted by end users.News story
AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses and Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel member recruitment
AgriFutures Australia is currently recruiting for positions across our Thoroughbred Horses and Honey Bee and Pollination Advisory Panels.Report
AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program: 2020 Research, Development & Extension Snapshot
The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program supports research, development and extension (RD&E) to ensure a productive, sustainable and profitable Australian beekeeping industry and secure the pollination of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops.This document provides an overview of the Honey Bee & Pollination Program and the RD&E investments that will play a critical in ensuring a productive, sustainable and profitable industry.
International Union for the Study of Social Insects
...custr13_HBE PRJ-009415 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Madeleine Beekman Makoviney, Nicole The University of Sydney The International Union for the Study of Social Insects is the major international academic society for the study of social insects including honeybees. The society meets every four...