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About Your Honey Bee & Pollination Levy
... 50c per dollar of eligible expenditure (subject to availability of Commonwealth matching funding). The total program budget comprises of the R&D levy allocation, Commonwealth matching funding (allocated by the AgriFutures Australia Board) and third party contributions (where appropriate). View the Honey Bee & Pollination Annual Report Summary....
Plan Bee researcher profile: Tiff Bates
...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...
Plan Bee plans for pollination – with your support
...The Plan Bee research apiary at Tocal College in Paterson, NSW is fully operational thanks to the partnership of several beekeepers and breeders across the country and the entire industry is set to reap the benefits.That’s according to Elizabeth Frost, co-leader of the Plan Bee Genetic Breeding...
Plan Bee researcher profile: Elizabeth Frost
...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...
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The honey bee and pollination industry: A hive of activity
...The Australian honey bee and pollination industry is a significant contributor to the economy, not only in terms of honey production but as provider of pollination services for agriculture and horticulture. It’s estimated the annual total contribution of the humble honey bee to the Australian...
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Selection and development of hygienic honey bee lines
This project investigated the relationship between honey bees and the most economically significant pathogen affecting the Australia honey bee industry, Ascosphaera apis, the fungus responsible for chalkbrood disease. Genetic variation of A. apis in Australia was described in a global context, as well as the process of selecting and breeding for hygienic behaviour, a social immune response of honey bees known to confer resistance to chalkbrood.Review of the Honey Bee Industry Levies and Fees
This project reviewed the current honey bee industry levies, fees and charges to make a recommendation on an appropriate levy structure to serve the industry in the future. The research is relevant to the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council and various government agencies who have to make decisions about future levy settings and program budgets.Review of honey bee industry levies and fees
...custr13_HBE PRJ-011643 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Michael Clarke Clarke, Michael AgEconPlus Pty Ltd The purpose of this project is to review current honey bee industry levies and fees and make recommendations on an appropriate levy structure to serve the industry in the future. The National...
A buzzy year for honey bee and pollination research
...The AgriFutures™ Honey Bee & Pollination Program continues to support leading research that ensures a productive and sustainable Australian beekeeping industry, and secures the pollination of our agricultural sector.Australia’s 12,400 beekeepers are one-step closer to breeding varroa-resistant bees...
A test for Africanization in imported honey bee semen
...custr13_HBE PRJ-007774 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Ben Oldroyd (AC) Makoviney, Nicole The University of Sydney The project will develop an Sequenome array that can genotype 100 bees at 100 SNP loci simultaneously. The SNPs for the array will be selected from the panel of 2000 honey bee SNPs...
Development of an Australian Bee Health and Management website
...custr13_HBE PRJ-008701 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Sam Malfroy Turner, Rodney Plant Health Australia Limited The principle reason behind an Australian bee health and management website is to provide all sectors of the honey bee industry with an authoritative source of educational material...
Development of a concept paper for a bee biosecurity strategy
...custr13_HBE PRJ-008949 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Vicki Woodburn _ Garland Woodburn _ Garland, Vicki Garland Outcomes Pty Ltd Develop a report to RIRDC and PHA that can be used to apply to DAFF for seed funding for the development and implementation of the ‘Australian Honey Bee and Pollination...
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Survey: 2024 Australian Honey Bee & Pollination Industry National Colony Loss Survey
Australia’s first National Colony Loss Survey sets a baseline for bee health and tracks early Varroa impacts after its NSW detection. Covering 121,802 colonies, it reports 6.8% annual losses nationally, higher NSW costs and labour, treatment insights, and urgent recommendations for monitoring and integrated pest management to protect pollination services.AgriFutures Australia and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council releases bee management information for drought and fire affected areas
...Beekeepers operating in drought and fire affected areas throughout the country are being provided important advice on bee nutrition (water, nectar and pollen) in the form of a fact sheet.Summer may be officially over and whilst conditions have improved, beekeepers are being urged to continue...
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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...
Feasibility study - Commercial bee hive and honey traceability system
... for exotic and endemic bee pests, protect pollination-dependent industries and support international trade while keeping business costs and productivity stable. The purpose is to determine whether a national beehive and honey traceability system is practical, beneficial, and supported by industry...
Plan Bee: The National Honeybee Genetic Improvement Program
...Research overview The National Honeybee Genetic Improvement Program is developing the world’s first honey bee genetic evaluation system.A collaborative initiative between major research organisations (NSW DPI, University of Sydney), industry (Better Bee WA, Wheen Bee Foundation) and the Animal...
Supporting the health and expansion of the Australian stingless bee industry
... partnership initiative (horticulture.com.au). The project will support the health and expansion of the Australian stingless bee industry as a valuable complimentary pollinator to honey bees and as a source of niche native bee honey. The project will improve the understanding of stingless bee nutrition...
How do I take samples for Plan Bee?
...Our national honey bee genetic improvement program, Plan Bee, is offering free genetic testing to bee breeders who are collecting performance data. This includes not only commercial queen breeders, but also those who breed queens for themselves.What does sampling for genetic testing entail?What do...
Multi-point honey bee monitoring in glasshouses and polytunnels
...This project enables apiarists and growers to track honey bee pollination within a polytunnel by establishing an array of digital monitoring points. This technology facilitates a move away from semi-protected cropping environments that are hostile and poorly designed from the perspective...