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Beekeepers: 390+ hours on Varroa protection per year. Is this true for you?
...Australian beekeepers are being urged to share their experiences in the 2025 Australian Colony Loss Survey, as the industry faces rising costs and labour demands from Varroa destructor (Varroa) management.The 2024 Australian Colony Loss Survey revealed that Varroa is costing the honey bee industry...
Evaluating the efficacy of oxalic acid control products for the management of Varroa destructor under Australian conditions
...custr13_HBE PRO-020651 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Isabella Lippi Evans, Emma Southern Cross University Effective and affordable control of Varroa destructor is essential for maintaining honey bee health, supporting the viability of beekeeping enterprises and sustaining pollination services...
Varroa resources launched
...custr13_HBE PRO-020651 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Isabella Lippi Evans, Emma Southern Cross University Effective and affordable control of Varroa destructor is essential for maintaining honey bee health, supporting the viability of beekeeping enterprises and sustaining pollination services...
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Development of treatment options for European foulbrood
...In a critical juncture for the honey bee industry, AgriFutures Australia in partnership with the industry’s peak national representative body, the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) is set to launch a suite of Varroa Mite (Varroa Destructor) focused resources.The suite of resources...
AgriFutures Australia receives Australian Government grant to rebuild the bushfire-devastated honey bee and pollination industry
... European foulbrood (EFB) in artifically raised honey bee larvae. 2. To determine whether 8 fatty acids (previously demonstrated to inhibit the growth of M. pluton) can protect honey bee larvae from infection with M. pluton. 3. To determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of oxytetracycline to M. pluton in artifically raised honey bee larvae. PRO_CLAQ...
AgriFutures Australia receives Australian Government grant to rebuild the bushfire-devastated honey bee and pollination industry
... Australian forest was destroyed. This has severely compromised the industry’s $14.2 billion per year contribution to the Australian economy, from vital pollination services.Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the grant would help the Australian honey bee industry to build resilience...
Belinda Pooley
...custr13_HBE PRJ-008814 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Sam Malfroy Siebert, Brad Plant Health Australia Limited American foulbrood (AFB) is a fatal microbial disease of honey bee brood caused by the spore forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. AFB is present in every state and territory...
HAL-BeeForce: Improving high risk surveillance (MT09086)
... role of honey bees in our ecosystem. Following the success of a 2021 workshop hosted at her daughters’ school, she expanded her outreach, conducting pro bono sessions for children on the Sunshine Coast and Green School in South Africa. Under the umbrella of ‘Bee School,’ Belinda envisions using...
HAL-BeeForce: Improving high risk surveillance (MT09086)
...custr13_HBE PRJ-005706 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Joe Riordan Smith, Monique OLD ABN-The Department of Primary Industries on behalf of the State of Victoria THE REPORT OF THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE AGENCY MANAGING THE NATIONAL BEE PEST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, PLANT HEALTH AUSTRALIAThis...
From bee keeping to pasta making: Claire Moore is turning her family business upside down
... is on a mission to inspire Australian beekeepers to increase their hive numbers while also exporting Australia’s healthy and clean bees to the world.As a beekeeper, Claire is involved in breeding a genetically diverse range of queen bees that are healthy and adaptable in a variety of climates to address...
Verifying the origin of Australian honeys by analysis of their pollen content
... will be used to identify known viruses. Injected bees that show signs of disease, but are negative in PCR and serology tests, will be further tested to isolate novel pathogens. 1.Collect samples of live (healthy and diseased) and dead brood from both Asian honey bees (Apis cerana Java strain...
Clover4Bees: Pilot study
... landmasses. This proposal directly addresses Objective 2 of the RIRDC Honey bee & pollination program (HBPP) 5 yr plan, to "Increase the...profitability of beekeepers" because an improved basis for recognition of the provenance and authenticity of Australian honey should help efforts...
Report
The Honey Bee and Pollination Strategic RD&E Plan (2020-2025) Mid-term Review and Economic Impact of the Chicken Meat Program 2019-2022
...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 was initiated in response to broad-reaching events, such as drought, flood and bushfires, as well as increasing pressures...
The Honey Bee and Pollination Strategic RD&E Plan (2020-2025) Mid-term Review and Economic Impact of the Chicken Meat Program 2019-2022
...custr13_HBE PRO-016254 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Michael Clarke Clarke, Michael AgEconPlus Pty Ltd Honey Bee and Pollination Mid-Term ReviewThe AgriFutures Honey Bee and Pollination Strategic RD&E Plan 2020-2025 is nearing its midpoint and a review is required to assess performance...
Update and reprint of the book: Beekeeping
...custr13_HBE PRJ-007664 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Russell Goodman Smith, Monique Department of Environment Land Water and Planning This project will produce an up-to-date book about honey bees and best management beekeeping practices for succesful beekeeping in Australia.The project...
Resilient beekeeping in the face of Varroa
...custr13_HBE PRO-016302 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Nadine Chapman Makoviney, Nicole The University of Sydney Varroa is the biggest threat to the Australian honeybee industry and the industries that rely on bees for pollination services. This project will determine the best strategies to manage...
Thank you for bee-ing so inspiring: AgriFutures Australia farewells long serving Advisory Panel members
... in Australia. Much (if not the majority) of the pollination of these crops is performed incidently, and at no cost to the producer, by either feral bees or by bees from commercial hives located in the vicinity and being managed for honey production. While provision of commercial pollination services...
Thank you for bee-ing so inspiring: AgriFutures Australia farewells long serving Advisory Panel members
... their positions on the Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel in June 2020 following a decade and seven years, respectively, of service.Dr Doug Somerville, chair of the AgriFutures Australia Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel, said both Professor Cunningham and James Kershaw brought their experience...
Large African Hive Beetle Now High Priority Pest
... by the Honey Bee and Pollination Program, Professor Ben Oldroyd from the University of Sydney recommended that the biosecurity risk assessment for LAHB be changed from ‘medium risk’ to ‘high risk’.While the pest is yet to spread to Australia, the risk assessment identified the potential danger...