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 … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More breeding, Plan bee, queen bees, queen producer, survey Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee
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 Breeding, Genetics, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
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 Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination
Published - 13 December 2019 By Tom Gillard Controlled Breeding: Artificial Insemination of Queen Bees The unique mating system of honey bees makes it incredibly difficult for beekeepers to accurately determine the fathers of their colonies. Virgin queens mate with … Read More artificial insemination, breeding, genetics, queen bees Breeding, Genetics, Managing your hives
Published - 9 November 2019 By Elizabeth Frost, NSW Department of Primary Industries What is VSH? Varroa sensitive hygiene trait The Varroa destructor mite is a major honey bee pest throughout most of the world. Australia is the only major beekeeping country in the world … Read More biosecurity, breeding, varroa, VSH Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
