Researchers from the University of Western Australia conducted a survey in 2020-21 to value bush apiary sites in the southwestern area of the state and provide economic data on the industry. The paper is publicly available and provides a wealth of insight into the industry that will be important for demonstrating the impact of government decisions on the beekeeping and pollination-dependent industries. Commercial bee sites On average commercial beekeepers used 12 sites. The most common reason for not using a site they had access to was because there was no nectar flow (77%). This was followed by fire (44%), they had access to better sites (33%), and that logging had occurred at the site  (23%). Sites managed by the Department [...]