Enhancements to the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program have delivered a range of valuable outcomes to support the health of Australia’s bees.
Head of biosecurity, at the Department of Agriculture,
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Hive aid funds distributed to support beekeepers
Dozens of beekeepers have received support from Rural Aid through their Hive Aid campaign in recent weeks, enabling them to maintain adequate food, water and fuel supplies to care for their bees.
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Hardship fund launched for Aussie beekeepers
Hive + Wellness, which sources honey from over half the country’s professional beekeepers for use in its Capilano brand, has joined with Rural Aid and peak industry body The Australian Honey Bee Industry
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Drought impacting on beekeepers
Hive + Wellness has warned that Australia faces a potential honey shortage, as the nation’s beekeepers grapple with some of the most difficult conditions in the industry’s history.
Honey production
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Commercially reared bees deliver active ingredient to protect crops
Bee Vectoring Technologies International has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) for use as a fungicide on commercial crops.
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Australian Made supports bee industry
The Australian Made Campaign is reminding consumers to support local beekeepers and manufacturers by buying authentically Australian bee products this World Bee Day.
“When you buy Australian Made bee
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Capilano MD takes the sting out of toxic honey reports
A recent article about alleged toxins in Australian honey published by FairFax Media is an “alarmist and sensationalist report of the issue of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in honey,” according to Dr Ben McKee, Managing Director of honey maker Capilano.
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