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Final report summary: A pheromone trap to catch queen bees
...One of the most time-consuming tasks in beekeeping is locating queen bees. Most beekeepers replace queens every one to two years to ensure that their colonies remain strong, productive and docile. The old queen must be removed before the new queen is introduced. Finding a single queen in a colony...
Does Nosema ceranae infect bees and contaminate honey in Australia?
...custr13_HBE PRJ-000885 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6900 Michael Hornitzky (AP) Administrator, Contracts New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment for and on behalf of the State of NSW - Inactive To determine whether Nosema ceranae infects bees or can be found in domestic honey or honey imported into Australia To determine whether Nosema ceranae infects bees or can be found in domestic honey or honey imported into Australia PRO_CLAQ...
Biological control of chalkbrood by anti-fungal bacterial symbionts of bees
...custr13_HBE PRJ-000571 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6900 Murali Nayudu (Do Not Use) Goldwater, Ann Australian National University The objectives of this project are to: (i) isolate and characterise from different Australian bee hives the bacteria that produce gluconic acid (identified by us as an anti...
T2M Risk assessment of ports for bee pests and pest bees
...custr13_HBE PRJ-008376 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6900 Simon Barry Patel, Mithun CSIRO THE REPORT OF THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE AGENCY MANAGING THE NATIONAL BEE PEST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, PLANT HEALTH AUSTRALIAThe project will estimate the relative likelihood of establishment of pest bees...
Award winning researcher a step closer to breeding Varroa-resistant bees
...Injecting a natural type of bacteria called Wolbachia into the abdomen of honey bees could help to solve a leading cause of honey bee deaths worldwide.Dr Emily Remnant from the University of Sydney has spent the past 12 months investigating immunisation of honey bees against virulent viruses spread...
Bee Tech Challenge seeks solutions to secure a brighter future for our bees
... sectors and food security resources. As technology becomes an increasingly critical component in the war against globally declining bee populations, AgriFutures Australia has launched the inaugural Bee Tech Challenge. The Bee Tech Challenge welcomes applications from startups and entrepreneurs...
Bee quick: New honey bee and pollination development grants to boost the industry
...AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program Industry Development Grants are now open for the 2023-24 application period. The grants seek to expand industry understanding, knowledge and skills to drive the Australian honey bee and pollination industry into the future. This year there is a particular...
Final report summary: Progressing implementation of genetic selection in Australian honey bees
...The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is one of the most important insects in Australia because it produces honey and provides pollination services. Pollination alone is worth more than $14 billion to the Australian economy and requires about 530,000 hives each year. The declining terms of trade...
Fact sheet
Fact sheet: Plan Bee survey results - Australian queen bee production
...Plan Bee, Australia’s national honey bee genetic improvement program, surveyed queen production for the 2020–21 season in order to report on the state of queen production nationally. The survey is the first of its kind to describe values for queen and package bee sales from all major Australian beekeeping states. Click to download the Queen bee production survey 2022 report 23-208...
Podcast
Bee amazed
... by artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to monitor every single bee.In this podcast we hear from Israeli-based serial entrepreneur Saar Safra, CEO of BeeWise who says his world-leading innovation, an autonomous beehive, will change beekeeping around the globe including Australia. Bee amazed...
Podcast
Bee Innovative
...Bee Innovative is an Australian agrifood tech company that is using artificial intelligence to track bees to boost crop yields and quality, with amazing results.Bees don’t always pollinate every part of every crop and pollination rates can be patchy.So instead of leaving it to chance, Bee...
Book
Introduction and Performance of Queen Bees – Introductory Apiary Status and Post Introduction Results
Book
Transmission of American Foulbrood (AFB) Disease of Honeybees Through Replacement of Queen bees
Project summary
Project summary: Development of a pollen substitute meeting the nutritional needs of honey bees
News story
Can Plan Bee help select for traits to help with Varroa resistance?
...The National Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program (Plan Bee) is focused on improving the most important honey bee traits for beekeepers and pollination dependent industries.This has involved assessing a broad range of traits including pest and disease resistance, brood pattern, population, honey...
Claire Moore breeds Queen Bees and wants us to appreciate these intelligent and essential creatures
...Originally published on Women’s Agenda, who are profiling women working in agriculture and related fields, with the support of AgriFutures Australia.Former stockbroker turned farmer, Claire Moore is obsessed with bees. An obsession that sees her breeding genetically diverse queen bees, advocating...