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 - 3 April 2023 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Why you should choose 100% Australian honey Given the rising cost of living pressures, you may be tempted to buy the cheapest honey on the shelf. Here’s why you should think twice … Read More honey, labelling, pollination Honey
Published - 14 March 2023 By Erica Mo, University of Sydney Are robotic bees the future … not for now Flying robotic bees A glimpse of that future was seen in the Netflix show ‘Black Mirror’ episode ‘Hated in the Nation’ in which autonomous mechanical bees … Read More artificial pollination, mechanical pollination, pollination, robotic bees Pollination, Training & resources
Published - 29 August 2022 By Erica Mo, University of Sydney Accessing public lands for beekeepers Public land covers 63% of Australia’s land mass as of 2015 and is an essential resource for the beekeeping industry. Bees require floral resources year … Read More apiary sites, pollination, public lands, tenure Beekeeping on public land
Published - 15 June 2022 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Plan Bee pollination webinar The economic value of honey bees in Australia was AU$8.35-19.97 billion in 2015 (Karasińki 2018). Much of this value comes from pollination of 53 agricultural … Read More pollination, survey, webinars Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination
Published - 19 May 2022 By Erica Mo, University of Sydney Can honey bee stock pollinate the world? Pollination is a key biological service that is especially important in maintaining global food supply as 75% of global crops require pollination via animals. Insects, … Read More conservation, pollination, wild honey bees, world bee day Pollination
Published - 3 September 2021 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Help us improve pollination Australia’s honey bee genetic improvement program (Plan Bee) seeks to breed honey bees with traits that benefit both beekeepers and growers. However, the program recognises … Read More almonds, avocado, blueberry, breeding, Plan bee, pollination, survey Agrichemicals, Breeding, Plan Bee, Pollination
Published - 26 August 2021 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Should we breed crop-specific bees? As part of the Plan Bee program, research has been undertaken to determine the feasibility of breeding bees for specific crops. Previous research has attempted to … Read More avocado, breeding, Plan bee, pollination Breeding, Nutrition, Pests and diseases, Plan Bee, Pollination
Published - 2 October 2020 By Nadine Chapman Avocado pollination Smashed avocado on toast has revolutionised breakfast and even been blamed for younger generations being unable to buy a house. Avocado production has risen from … Read More alternative pollinators, avocado, nectar foragers, pollination Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Pollination
Published - 15 September 2020 By Elizabeth Frost, NSW Department of Primary Industries Fungicides and their effects on honey bees The largest migration of livestock in Australia is upon us as almond bloom finishes and over 220,000 bee hives, some 6 trillion bees (give or … Read More agrichemicals, almonds, apple, canola, fungicides, pear, pesticides, pollination Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Pollination
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 - 22 June 2020 By Patsavee Utaipanon Is one food source good enough? Effects of monoculture on honey bees Nothing is as Australian as Vegemite on toast, but what if that was all you ate for every meal, every day? If that doesn’t sound very … Read More diet diversity, mononoculture, nutrition, pollination, remnant vegetation, weeds Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pollination
