Tag: Beekeeping
Beekeepers 'still doing it tough'
Central Victorian beekeepers say the industry is struggling with the effects of the drought and record-low honey prices.[MORE]
DPI cracks down on north coast beehives
Officers from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will be on the New South Wales north coast today to inspect beehives and discuss the problems of american foulbrood and small hive beetle.[MORE]
Invading bee threatens Australian environment: scientist
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Australian and Belgian scientists are trying to find out how a potentially dangerous exotic bee turned up in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. [MORE]
Beekeepers urged to be alert to diseases and pests
Beekeepers around the state are being urged to attend a conference to discuss the latest diseases and pests threatening their industry.[MORE]
Apiarists association backs bee biosecurity call
The president of the New South Wales Apiarists Association has welcomed a report recommending the Commonwealth spend millions of dollars on new biosecurity measures to protect the bee industry.[MORE]
Honeybee industry welcomes biosecurity action
The Australian honeybee industry has welcomed a federal parliamentary report into its future.[MORE]
Honey industry highlights economic contribution
The Queensland Beekeepers' Association says the economic importance of the honey bee and pollination industry has long been underestimated.[MORE]
$50m sought for bee biosecurity, research
A federal parliamentary committee is calling for $50 million in funding for biosecurity measures and research into the future of the honey bee and pollination industry in Australia.[MORE]
Honey bees 'crucial to Aust food security'
Australia's honey bee industry is important to the nation's biosecurity, a parliamentary committee says.[MORE]
Honey producers hold crisis meeting
The north-west New South Wales region's honey producers are taking part in a crisis meeting this week as the industry suffers a massive downturn in prices.[MORE]
Bees learn to buzz around the neighbourhood
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According to researchers, bees are surprisingly sophisticated at navigating their natural environment.[MORE]
Toxic honey hits NZ
Beekeepers in New Zealand are in damage control after nine people were poisoned by contaminated honey over the Easter weekend.[MORE]
Lean season ahead for honey
Western Australian farmers are warning of widespread honey shortages this year because trees are not flowering.[MORE]
Full steam ahead for Forbes Superbee factory
A new multi-million dollar honey factory in Forbes, in central western New South Wales, will begin full scale production next Monday.[MORE]
Flight of the honey bee threatens pollination
Tasmanian seed and crop farmers are concerned that dwindling bee numbers could affect their livelihood.[MORE]
Honey, they shrunk the forests: beekeepers
Beekeepers say a new access road in the Weld Valley, in southern Tasmania, could be a double-edged sword for leatherwood honey production.[MORE]
Researchers clear Aussie bees of US colony collapse
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New research has questioned claims that Australia exported a devastating bee virus to the US.[MORE]
Drought takes toll on honey supplies
Beekeepers in western New South Wales are facing a season of low honey production because of the ongoing drought.[MORE]
Sixth asian honey bee hive found in far north
Another asian honey beehive has been found in far north Queensland, nearly five months after the pest species was first found.[MORE]
US authorities suspect Aust bees carrying virus
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The US Agriculture Department has pointed the finger at Australian bees as a possible source of the mysterious Colony Collapse Disease. [MORE]
Beekeepers deny virus claims
The group representing Tasmanian beekeepers has backed the national organisation over claims Australian bees are to blame for a virus killing bees in the United States. [MORE]
Aust bees blamed for missing US colonies
It has being suggested that Australian bee exports to the United States could have contributed to the disappearance of billions of bees.[MORE]
Bee industry wants federal probe into hive beetle
The president of the New South Wales Apiarists Association has renewed a call for the Federal Government to investigate how a pest that affects the bee industry found its way into Australia.[MORE]
Beekeepers call on WA govt for help
Beekeepers claim the industry in Western Australia is on its last legs and is calling on the Government for assistance.[MORE]
WA beekeepers call on Govt to help control pest
beeThe West Australian Beekeepers Association says the Government is facing a race against time to stop a foreign pest that could wipe out the honey industry.[MORE]
