Published - 20 October 2025 By Kenya Fernandes, University of Sydney Bee microbiomes – the hidden allies in your hive Bee nests are more than just homes for bees – they’re vibrant microbial ecosystems. The bacteria and fungi living in bee nests, bee bodies, and … Read More bee health, microbes Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 25 February 2025 By Dr Cornelia Sattler, Macquarie University Non-chemical varroa control methods June 2022 will surely stay in the minds of many Australian beekeepers, as it drastically changed beekeeping, especially in New South Wales. With the incursion … Read More bee health, hive management, varroa Varroa
Published - 4 February 2025 By Michael Holmes, Australian National University Take part in the 2024 Australian Colony Loss Survey! A beekeeper inspects a hive With varroa now established in New South Wales, entering Victoria and slowly but surely spreading across the country, the impacts the … Read More Australian colony loss survey, bee health, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 19 September 2024 By Theotime Colin Monitoring hives for better pollination: how it works Precision agriculture or “AgTech” is well known from fruit and vegetables producers, but it has only recently started to make its way into beekeeping. Hive … Read More bee health, hive sensors, pollination Managing your hives, Pollination
Published - 11 January 2024 By Georgina Binns, Macquarie University Can probiotics help with bee health and behaviour? Researchers plan to provide bees with immunity-boosting probiotics to increase defence against common infections. Our team, at Macquarie University, is developing a probiotic treatment to increase … Read More American foulbrood, bee health, chalkbrood, European foulbrood, gut health, immunity, nosema, probiotics Pests and diseases
Published - 21 September 2023 By Kenya Fernandes, University of Sydney Do healthy bees make better honey? Growing evidence suggests that honey is vitally important to hive function and overall health. The antimicrobial properties of honey are well-established in the context of … Read More antimicrobial, bee health, ecology, foraging, honey, nutrition, stress Honey, Nutrition
Published - 30 September 2022 By Kenya Fernandes, University of Sydney How honey contributes to bee and hive health Honeybees have an amazing ability to process and store nectar in the form of honey, which plays a fundamental role in maintaining colony health. Honey … Read More antimicrobial, bee health, ecology, honey, nutrition Honey, Nutrition
