Published - 4 August 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney What difference does animal breeding make? A breeding program for Apis mellifera carnica has been ongoing in Germany since the 1970s, expanding into surrounding countries. From 1970-1989 the program increased honey … Read More breeding, EBV, genetics, Plan bee Breeding, Genetics, Plan Bee
Published - 4 July 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney How do I take samples for Plan Bee? Our national honey bee genetic improvement program, Plan Bee, is offering free genetic testing to bee breeders who are collecting performance data. This includes not … Read More breeding, estimated breeding values, genetic testing, genetics, pedigree, queen bees Breeding, Genetics, Plan Bee
Published - 31 May 2022 By Erica Mo, University of Sydney A look into the sex-determining gene in Australian honey bees What is the complementary sex determiner and why does it matter? Sex in honey bees is determined by a gene named the complementary sex determiner (csd). … Read More breeding, genetics, queen bees, sex determination Breeding, Genetics, Plan Bee
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 - 28 August 2020 By Ben Oldroyd and Nadine Chapman Kangaroo Island bees You have probably heard that the honey bees of Kangaroo Island in South Australia are a special breed of ‘Ligurian’ Italian bees. Liguria is the … Read More genetics, Kangaroo Island, Ligurian bees Genetics, Uncategorized
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 - 8 May 2020 By Nadine Chapman Genetics of Australian honey bees The English black bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) was first introduced to Australia in 1822. Lugurian (A. m. ligustica) bees arrived in the early 1860s, Caucasian … Read More ancestry, genetics, hybrid, subspecies Genetics
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