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Transmission of American Foulbrood (AFB) Disease of Honeybees Through Replacement of Queen bees
Project summary
Project summary: Development of a pollen substitute meeting the nutritional needs of honey bees
Podcast
Bee amazed
In extensive test-bed sites in both the United States and Israel, the beehive has been replaced with a robotic device that is solar powered, driven by artificial intelligence.Podcast
Bee Innovative
...Bee Innovative is an Australian agrifood tech company that is using artificial intelligence to track bees to boost crop yields and quality, with amazing results.Bees don’t always pollinate every part of every crop and pollination rates can be patchy.So instead of leaving it to chance, Bee...
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From racing to research: Meet the new Program Manager shaping the future of Australia’s honey bees
...AgriFutures Australia has welcomed Luke Evans as the new Program Manager for the Honey Bee & Pollination Program, bringing a strong research background, global agricultural experience and a genuine passion for supporting beekeepers and the broader pollination sector. His appointment comes...
Claire Moore breeds Queen Bees and wants us to appreciate these intelligent and essential creatures
...Originally published on Women’s Agenda, who are profiling women working in agriculture and related fields, with the support of AgriFutures Australia.Former stockbroker turned farmer, Claire Moore is obsessed with bees. An obsession that sees her breeding genetically diverse queen bees, advocating...
Antibody-Driven Defence: An Innovative Method for Safeguarding Honey Bees Against Varroa-Induced Viral Diseases
...custr13_HBE PRO-020283 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Travis Beddoe Manzano, Justin La Trobe University The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor threatens the health of honey bees, especially Apis mellifera. It can cause colony collapse through feeding or pathogen transmission if not properly...
Report
Plan Bee: Beekeeper and queen bee breeder surveys 2020
...Plan Bee, Australia’s Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program, has been initiated in order to implement modern breeding principles in the Australian honey bee industry. Australia’s honey bee industry supports many other industries through pollination services. Strong, healthy colonies and a strong...
‘Plan Bee’ to deliver A+ breeding tech to honey bee industry
...In a first for Australian honey bee breeding programs, a national genetic improvement program is underway to protect the beekeeping, horticulture and broadacre industries dependent on superior honey bee performance.Supported by AgriFutures Australia through funding from the Australian Government...
Bee Tech Challenge
...Bee Tech ChallengeThe Bee Tech Challenge aimed to uncover ready-for-market products that addressed key industry areas of hive health, biosecurity, hive safety, bushfire protection and preparedness.Facilitated by the AgriFutures Honey Bee and Pollination Program, the Bee Tech Challenge connected...
Honey Bee & Pollination
...Around one-third of the food produced in Australia relies on honey bee pollination. The Australian honey bee industry plays a vital role in agriculture, supporting the pollination and production of crops such as almonds, apples and avocados, and helping to ensure a healthy, sustainable food...
Bee Informed: A celebration of 60 years of honey bee research in Australia
..., the expenditure of which is managed by the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program. The Australian honey bee industry should be congratulated for its foresight and commitment to RD&E. However, findings from RD&E projects funded in the early years of the levy that were not digitised have become...
Bee quick: New honey bee and pollination development grants to boost the industry
...AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program Industry Development Grants are now open for the 2023-24 application period. The grants seek to expand industry understanding, knowledge and skills to drive the Australian honey bee and pollination industry into the future. This year there is a particular...
Fact sheet
Fact sheet: Plan Bee survey results - Australian queen bee production
...Plan Bee, Australia’s national honey bee genetic improvement program, surveyed queen production for the 2020–21 season in order to report on the state of queen production nationally. The survey is the first of its kind to describe values for queen and package bee sales from all major Australian beekeeping states. Click to download the Queen bee production survey 2022 report 23-208...
News story
Bee quick: New honey bee and pollination development grants to boost the industry
...AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program Industry Development Grants are now open for the 2022-23 application period. The grants seek to expand industry understanding, knowledge and skills to drive the Australian honey bee and pollination industry into the future. This year there is a particular...
Partnering with Plan Bee leads to easier genetic selection says The Bee Farmer
...Adrian Grew knows a thing or two about producing quality bees.Adrian Grew knows a thing or two about producing quality bees.Whilst he may be a relative newcomer to the commercial beekeeping industry, he cut his teeth working for Australian Queen Bee Exporters where he gained all the skills...
Setting honey bee nutrition minimum requirements and toxicity for Australian bee stock
...custr13_HBE PRO-013153 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Julia Grassl Dubbini, Jaqui University of Western Australia Current knowledge of honey bee nutrition is based on research done 60 years ago, in Europe. However beekeeping practices have changed dramatically since then, high intensity beekeeping...
Bee quick: New honey bee and pollination development grants to boost the industry
...AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program is pleased announce new industry development grants are now available to help drive the honey bee and pollination industry. The grants are particularly timely for the industry as it addresses the challenges and impact of drought, fires and a global...
News story, Media release
Plan Bee flies south
...Plan Bee is a truly national program. Earlier this month a Plan Bee team made up of Nadine Chapman and Erica Mo (University of Sydney), Slavi Nenov (NSW Department of Primary Industries) and Frewioni Baume (contractor for the NSW Department of Industries) contingent of the program headed...