published - 22 May 2020 By Michael J Holmes How is Varroa like COVID-19? Tracking outbreaks of exotic diseases has never been more at the forefront of public thinking, and it’s important to remember that the honey bee industry … Read More colony density, drone congregation area, pollination, queen pheromone, varroa Pests and diseases, Pollination
published - 5 May 2020 By Michael J Holmes, Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Laboratory, University of Sydney Should growers pay for pollination services? The short answer is yes. But how do we know that? Firstly, growers of any crops that rely on honey bees for pollination need to know … Read More colony density, drone congregation area, pollination Pollination
published - 20 December 2019 By Nadine Chapman Pollination networks The study of pollination networks is an emerging area of research. These studies record which pollinator species forage on which plant species within an ecosystem, … Read More pollination Pollination
published - 11 November 2019 By Nadine Chapman Australian pollinator week This week is devoted to celebrating pollinators. Pollinators include: bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies, bats and other small mammals, and birds. According to an AgriFutures Australia … Read More agriculture, Agrifutures Australia, BeeAware, crop guides, Hort Innovation, pollination, Pollinator week Beekeeping on public land, Pests and diseases, Pollination
published - 4 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney Almond pollination: hive management Every year in August over 200,000 bee colonies are taken to New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia to pollinate more than 30,000 hectares (Almond … Read More almonds, biosecurity, hive management, pollination Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Pollination
