published - 31 July 2020 By Nadine Chapman Braula fly (walk) Braula coeca fly on a honey beePhoto courtesy M Zhang What do you call a fly with no wings? A walk. Braula coeca is just that, … Read More braula, louse, mites, pests Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
published - 2 July 2020 By Nadine Chapman Have your say on queen breeding If Australia is going to have a prosperous honey bee industry, then queen quality and breeding is going to be very important to make sure … Read More breeding, Plan bee, queen bees, queen producer, survey Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
published - 22 June 2020 By Patsavee Utaipanon Is one food source good enough? Effects of monoculture on honey bees Nothing is as Australian as Vegemite on toast, but what if that was all you ate for every meal, every day? If that doesn’t sound very … Read More diet diversity, mononoculture, nutrition, pollination, remnant vegetation, weeds Managing your hives, Pollination
published - 4 June 2020 By Nadine Chapman Hygienic behaviour For a colony to show hygienic behaviour, there are three things the workers must do. The first is detection: a worker bee must sense that … Read More American foulbrood, brood disease, chalkbrood, European foulbrood, hive management, hygienic behaviour, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
published - 15 May 2020 By Nadine Chapman B-QUAL – ensuring food safety standards B-QUAL Australia was established by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council in 2002 with the aim that 90% of honey production be quality assured for … Read More B-QUAL, food safety standards, honey Managing your hives, Policy and compliance
published - 12 May 2020 By Nadine Chapman Genetic evaluation of Australian honey bees An AgriFutures Australia project by Robert Banks and Vinzent Boerner of the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, a joint venture between NSW Department of Primary … Read More breeding, colony assessment, genetics, pedigree, queen bees Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
published - 30 April 2020 By Nadine Chapman Nutrition for honey bees Honey bees eat nectar (carbohydrates) and pollen (protein). Simple. But we can make it more complex: amino acids, fats, minerals and vitamins. Carbohydrates Colonies will perish within … Read More carbohydrate, diet, fat, minerals, nutrition, pollen, protein, supplements, vitamins Managing your hives
published - 17 March 2020 By Nadine Chapman (University of Sydney) To feed or not to feed? Part 2. The importance of nutrition to disease Honey bee populations have declined in many parts of the globe, with pests and diseases being a major cause. An Agrifutures Australia project, led by … Read More autumn, hive management, nosema, nutrition, pollen Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
published - 13 March 2020 By Nadine Chapman Hive management for Nosema Nosemosis is a disease of honey bees caused by the parasites Nosema apis and N. ceranae. Nosemosis often affects adult field bees which can reduce … Read More autumn, biosecurity, hive management, nosema, winter Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
published - 3 March 2020 By Nadine Chapman Plan Bee – Australian honey bee genetic improvement program Mission statement Plan Bee aims to foster a sustainable national genetic improvement program using innovative breeding technologies to transform the performance of honey bees in Australia. … Read More breeding, Plan bee, queen bees Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Pollination
