Published - 29 August 2022 By Erica Mo, University of Sydney Accessing public lands for beekeepers Public land covers 63% of Australia’s land mass as of 2015 and is an essential resource for the beekeeping industry. Bees require floral resources year … Read More apiary sites, pollination, public lands, tenure Beekeeping on public land
Published - 4 August 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney What difference does animal breeding make? A breeding program for Apis mellifera carnica has been ongoing in Germany since the 1970s, expanding into surrounding countries. From 1970-1989 the program increased honey … Read More breeding, EBV, genetics, Plan bee Breeding, Genetics, Plan Bee
Published - 25 July 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Russian bees: Varroa resistant stock With the Varroa incursion in NSW many beekeepers are asking how we can breed Varroa resistant bees. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) imported bees … Read More breeding, varroa, VSH Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 20 July 2022 By Erica Mo, University of Sydney Sacbrood Sacbrood is a disease impacting honey bees caused by a virus. Sacbrood mostly impacts brood and is correlated with stressed or weakened colonies. It causes … Read More breeding, disease, hygienic behaviour, resistance, sacbrood, selection, virus Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 15 July 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney How bees fight Varroa Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite that feeds on adult and developing bees. This weakens the bees, reduces body weight, decreases flight performance, causes learning … Read More biosecurity, uncapping, varroa, VSH Biosecurity, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee
Published - 4 July 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney 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 … Read More breeding, estimated breeding values, genetic testing, genetics, pedigree, queen bees Breeding, Genetics, Plan Bee
Published - 27 June 2022 By Elizabeth Frost, NSW Department of Primary Industries Help eradicate Varroa mite NSW Department of Primary Industries’ early warning system has detected Varroa mites, which was confirmed as Varroa destructor species, in biosecurity surveillance hives at the Port of … Read More AHBIC, alcohol wash, biosecurity, drone uncapping, emergency response, hive registration, pests and disease, sticky mats, sugar shake, varroa destructor Biosecurity, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 15 June 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Plan Bee pollination webinar The economic value of honey bees in Australia was AU$8.35-19.97 billion in 2015 (Karasińki 2018). Much of this value comes from pollination of 53 agricultural … Read More pollination, survey, webinars Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination
Published - 8 June 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney What is a breeding objective? Plan Bee is Australia’s honey bee genetic improvement program. Any bee breeder can participate. They have control over their breeding objectives. They can have a … Read More breeding, breeding objective, Plan bee, survey Breeding, Plan Bee
Published - 7 June 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney What should you ask your bee breeder? Good queens are important to ensure productivity and ease of management. Our national honey bee genetic improvement program, Plan Bee, will lead to improvements in … Read More breeding, queen bees, queen introduction Breeding, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Registration
