Published - 1 October 2021 By Ally Driessen (Bee Biosecurity Officer - Agriculture Victoria) Pollination Considerations 2021 Good crop yields start with effective pollination. If you’re planning on bringing beehives into your orchard this pollination season, you should know beekeepers have already begun … Read More apiarist, bees, manage bee hives, pollination Home
Published - 1 September 2021 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) and Elizabeth Mace (GV Crop Protection) Prepare hives and help hoverflies If we get a wet spring we may find the bees struggle to get active this year. It’s time to have hives prepared and help … Read More bees, hover flies, hover fly Beneficials, Home
Published - 4 March 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Securing pollination through revegetation Dr Katya Hogendoorn discusses how growers can harness the pollination services provided by native and feral honey bees using strategic floralistic support at the APAL … Read More bees, pollination, revegetation Beneficials
Published - 4 March 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Pollination under netting – Learnings from NZ At the APAL Grower Update, Dr Lisa Evans discussed honey bees and how their behaviour can be affected under netting – focussing on her study … Read More bees, pollination under netting Beneficials
Published - 10 September 2019 By Dr Stephen Quarrell (University of Tasmania) Think Pollination As the 2019 production season draws closer it’s time to think pollination. By now you should already have had or are having discussions with your … Read More bees, pollination Beneficials, Weeds
Published - 7 November 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Broad-Leaved Weeds Support Orchard Pests Broad-leaved weeds such as capeweed Arctotheca calendula, marshmallow Malva parviflora, and fat hen Chenopodium album are common throughout Australian fruit growing areas. These plants often … Read More bees, capeweed, fat hen, IPDM weed managment, marshmellow, weed control Pests, Weeds
