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2022 Bee Tech Challenge
...custr13_HBE PRO-015747 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Dimity Smith Smith, Dimity The GRO Events Group The Honey Bee Congress is a national event hosted every five years for Australian Bee Keepers. AgriFuturesHoney Bee & Pollination Program is sponsoring the congress in 2022 and saw an opportunity to address additional objectives/criteria for the DAWE grant and funding requirements. PRO_CLAQ...
Plan Bee Breeding Manual
...Plan Bee, Australia’s national honey bee genetic improvement program, has been initiated to provide the infrastructure necessary to implement modern genetic breeding techniques in the honey bee industry. The program builds on the considerable expertise in queen breeding in Australia...
A passion for honey bees is what drives Therese Kershaw to help the industry stay connected through tough times
...” certainly applies to Therese and beekeeping. Therese is a fourth-generation beekeeper, as is her husband, Laurie. With their children now involved in the honey bee industry, beekeeping is undoubtedly a family affair for the Kershaws.Therese is a dedicated supporter of the Australian honey bee industry...
Industry summary
Industry blueprint: Honey Bee & Pollination
...This blueprint serves as a resource for those interested in the honey bee and pollination industry and provides essential fast facts alongside the fundamental themes highlighted in the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program RD&E Plan 2020-2025.24-141...
Report
Queen bee production survey 2022
...Plan Bee, the National Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program, surveyed queen production for the 2020-2021 season to report on the state of queen production nationally. This report summarises the findings of the survey. The report is the first of its kind to describe values for queen and package...
News story
Connecting the almond industry with Plan Bee
...Plan Bee and the importance of honey bee genetic improvement to the productivity and value of the pollination-dependent almond industry were showcased to a broad range of stakeholders at a two-day almond conference in Victoria.Poster launchedNSW DPI Plan Bee Technical Officer, Emily Noordyke...
Fact sheet
Fact sheet: What is Plan Bee?
...Plan Bee is a national program designed to boost the quality of Australia’s honey bee stocks through genetic improvement. Researchers participating in the program have been working hard to build a national database of our genetic pool, an activity that has seen breeders from all major beekeeping...
AgriFutures™ Honey Bee and Pollination Program to showcase golden research at 3rd Australian Bee Congress
...AgriFutures Australia is a proud Gold Partner of the 3rd Australian Bee Congress which is reconvening for the first time in three decades from 27-30 June 2018.The Congress will explore the theme of Pollination and Beekeeping for the Future, with program sessions focused on improving and maximising...
Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel
...We are currently seeking to appoint four members to the Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel. Find out more Professor Ben Oldroyd (Chair) Professor of Behavioural Genetics, University of Sydney Ben has worked in the fields of honey bee genetics, behaviour and ecology for over 40 years...
Fact sheet
Rebuilding the Honey Bee and Pollination Industry
...Australia’s 2019-20 bushfires destroyed an estimated 15.6 million hectares of native forests. Critical nectar and pollen sources for honey bee colonies have been lost. Our ability to meet the pollination needs of the Australian agriculture industry is now severely compromised as with the ability...
Future Surveillance needs for Bee Biosecurity
... program for pests of bees. This framework would describe the possible surveillance program which the end-user - industry is willing to bear and more importantly gives a clear explanation of the risks and potential consequences of a range of surveillance options. PRO_CLAQ...
Redoubling Australia’s bee protection efforts
...The nation’s busiest pollinators have received a boost after the official launch of a multi-faceted effort to maintain the health of Australia’s bees along with the country’s $1.8 billion pollination-reliant horticulture and grain industries.Horticulture Innovation Australia, the Australian Honey...
Report
Plan Bee Breeding Manual: Second edition
...Many livestock industries have been revolutionised by modern animal breeding techniques, however the Australian beekeeping industry has been slower to adopt. Traditionally, bee breeding in Australia has involved keeping lines of bees, with breeders replacing the mother queen with her best daughter...
Report
Value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy
...Since the mid-1980s, economists have made numerous attempts at estimating the value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy. The exercise is not straightforward, and a variety of valuation methods have been used in the past. The purpose of this research was to review previous studies...
Industry summary
Engaging the horticulture sector with native bee pollinators
...Australian native bees play an important and often undervalued role pollinating plants and crops, many of which can’t be pollinated by introduced species. Forecast increased demand for pollination services from crop industries, particularly given the establishment of the varroa mite in Australia...
Media release
Survey reveals queen bee production insights
...Results from a new survey provide valuable insights into queen bee production across Australia and queen products sold to domestic and export markets.Plan Bee, Australia’s national honey bee genetic improvement program, has released results from a nationwide survey into queen production...
News story, Media release
Plan Bee researcher profile: Emily Noordyke
...Plan Bee is a national genetic improvement program using innovative breeding technologies to transform the performance of honey bees in Australia. The project team are located throughout the country and are experts on everything from genetics, entomology and beekeeping practices.As the nationwide...
News story
Bee informed, it’s Australian Pollinator Week
...It’s Australian Pollinator Week, and to celebrate we are showcasing the six decades of research, development and extension (RD&E) projects that have contributed to the humble, yet vital honey bee and pollination industry.Pollination is critical to the production of many of our favourite foods...