Plan Bee

Published - 24 June 2021
By Professional Beekeepers CoP

Professional Beekeepers Community of Practice

“ExtensionAUS Professional Beekeepers” provides the most current, relevant and accurate information on research, best beekeeping practices, hot topics and business solutions for the Australian beekeeping …
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Agrichemicals, Beekeeping on public land, Biosecurity, Breeding, Code of Practice, Disaster relief, Genetics, Honey, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Policy and compliance, Pollination, Registration, Training & resources

Published - 7 September 2020
By Nadine Chapman

How is Plan Bee different from previous breeding programs?

Our national honey bee genetic improvement program (Plan Bee) seeks to create a sustainable breeding program using innovative technologies to transform the performance of honey …
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BLUP, breeding, database, estimated breeding values, genetics, honey levy, Plan bee, pollination, queen bees, traits

Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination

Published - 14 August 2020
By Nadine Chapman

Temper, temper

No one likes a cranky colony. They can cause a lot of grief for urban beekeepers and pollination contractors in particular. It seems simple enough …
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aggression, breeding, Plan bee, queen bees, temperament

Breeding, Managing your hives, Plan Bee

Published - 17 July 2020
By Nadine Chapman

Plan Bee National Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program

Plan Bee aims to work with queen breeders, producers, beekeepers and growers to create a sustainable national honey bee genetic improvement program using innovative breeding …
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breeding, Plan bee, queen bees

Breeding, Genetics, Plan Bee

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 …
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breeding, Plan bee, queen bees, queen producer, survey

Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee

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. …
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