“Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia” – read all about it
Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia is a long-awaited publication written by Dr. Doug Somerville, Technical Specialist, Bees with the NSW Department of Primary Industries. This book focuses on the value of key plants to nectar-feeding animals in Australia with particular emphasis on honey bee nutritional requirements. Successful beekeepers understand the biology and value of floral resources which provide critical nectar and pollen to their bee hives, keeping them healthy and profitable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AePHRzM9qQ (In this video Doug Somerville presents his new publication at the Tocal Beekeepers Field Day at Tocal in October 2019.) The text distils over 30 years of research undertaken by Somerville and others, scientific knowledge and the real world experience of hundreds of Australian [...]


