We care about native bees too
Conservation

We care about native bees too

Australia has over 2,000 native bee species. Here's what threatens them, what we're doing about it, and why food security and conservation go hand in hand.

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Hobby beekeeping is not enough
BEEKEEPING hobby beekeeping

Hobby beekeeping is not enough

Australia has 47,000 hobby beekeepers and needs 600,000 managed hives. In a Varroa-positive country, enthusiasm alo...

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Why we don't move our hives. Ever.
Biosecurity Embedded beekeeping

Why we don't move our hives. Ever.

Most commercial beekeeping moves hives constantly. We don't. Here's why permanent embedded hives are better fo...

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Why farmers don't just buy their own hives
BEEKEEPING economics

Why farmers don't just buy their own hives

Beekeeping costs over $1,500 to start and most beginners lose their first colony. Here's why professional managed hiv...

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65% of Australian agriculture depends on pollination
bee pollination food security

65% of Australian agriculture depends on pollination

Insect pollination underpins $12.9 billion in Australian agriculture. Here is what that means for your food, our farm...

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No beekeeper, no honey bee. It is that simple.
Australia defence managed beehives

No beekeeper, no honey bee. It is that simple.

The only colonies that survive Varroa are the ones that get treated. Here is what managed hive care involves and why ...

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New Zealand Lost Its Wild Honey Bees to Varroa. Australia Is Next.
australia New Zealand

New Zealand Lost Its Wild Honey Bees to Varroa. Australia Is Next.

New Zealand lost virtually every wild honey bee colony to Varroa within a decade. Australia is 20 years behind on the...

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What happens if we do nothing about Varroa
agriculture collapse food security

What happens if we do nothing about Varroa

New Zealand ran this experiment already. Here is the decade-by-decade timeline of what Australian food production loo...

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The $4.6 billion pollination problem facing Australian agriculture
economic impact pollination

The $4.6 billion pollination problem facing Australian agriculture

Honey bee pollination is worth $4.6 billion a year to Australian agriculture. Varroa is here. Here is what happens to...

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What is the big deal with Varroa?
AUSTRALIAN BEEKEEPING Varroa

What is the big deal with Varroa?

Varroa arrived in Australia in 2022. Eradication failed. Resistance is spreading. Here is how the mite works, what it...

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