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Topic: queens

Published - 20 December 2022
By Elizabeth Frost and Nadine Chapman
What is the size of Australia’s queen bee industry?

A great beekeeping business depends on great colonies, and having great colonies depends on having queens. Therefore, you could view queen breeders as the backbone …
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breeding, export market, package bees, queen bees, queen prices, queens

Plan Bee

Published - 11 October 2022
By Nadine Chapman, University of Sydney
What does Plan Bee need to produce EBVs?

Plan Bee is Australia’s honey bee genetic improvement program. This will provide bee breeders with Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs), a tool to aid with the …
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breeding, EBV, pedigree, phenotype, Plan bee, queens, traits

Breeding, Plan Bee

bees swarming
Published - 31 October 2021
By Mark Page, NSW DPI
Nuisance bees

With a growth in the keeping of bees especially in high residential areas, there are a few things to consider so that your bees do …
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aggression, breeding, light, queens, requeening, swarming, water

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