Resilient beekeeping in the face of varroa
The Australian honey bee and pollination industry is vibrant, with 1,800 highly skilled commercial beekeepers and 28,000 recreational beekeepers. The industry extracts 37,000 tonnes of...
HONEY BEE & POLLINATION
Honeybee News Issue No. 5 May 2010
Published: 28 Apr 2010
Author(s): Cannon, Des
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News from RIRDC’s Honeybee R&D Program discusses:
* A new report on the possibility of an Asian Honeybee incursion
* The Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Course 2010
* New Honeybee research manager and program coordinator
* Update on Pollination Australia
* Climate champion for the beekeeping industry
* New books from the RIRDC Honeybee R&D Program
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