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Topic: honey

Published - 1 April 2020
By Jo Chong Wah and Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria)
Our activity book will get your kids learning about “bad bugs” to look out for

It’s a really challenging time, with all of us in self-isolation.. Parents are working from home and kids are out of school. Are you struggling to …
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ACP, activity, asian citrus psyllid, asian honey bee, bad bugs, bee, BMSB, brown marmorated stink bug, bug, citrus, detect, exotic, garden, glassy-winged sharpshooter, honey, Huanglongbing, kids, pest, pest warrior, psyllid, red imported fire ant, spotted wing drosophila

Resources, What bug is that?

Amegilla cingluata - Blue Banded Bee Image credit: Erica Siegel
Published - 21 January 2020
By Dr Jessica Lye (cesar)
Busy, busy bees: Honey is only part of the picture

Amegilla cingulata – Blue-banded bee. Image credit: Erica Siegel
If I were to ask you what a native Australian bee looks like, what would you say?
To …
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amegilla, bee, honey, native bee, pollination, pollinator, urban, varroa, varroa mite

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Bee on a flower
Published - 2 September 2019
By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) and Nikki Jones (Agriculture Victoria)
Keep those backyard beehives free of disease

With spring upon us, backyard beekeepers should be preparing to conduct inspections and maintenance on their hives.
Beekeepers have an important role to play in protecting …
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AFB, american foulbrood, apiarist, apiary, bee, beehive, honey, varroa, varroa mite

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