Ultimately, to locate surviving feral honey bee populations and to identify resistance mechanisms ... A massive effort will be necessary to breed native bees to fill this gap. If you are interested ...

Pollinators in Australia include hoverflies, often referred to as flower flies or drone flies, which tend to be more active in autumn than most bees. "Our native pollinators are very important ...

you can use the Aussie Bee website identifier flow chart to help you. Australian native bees are currently under threat, mainly due to disease and habitat loss. While fighting disease is not ...

"There's a common misconception that all bees make honey and live in hives," he says, citing Australia's 2,000-odd species. "But the majority of our native bees are actually solitary." The 23-year ...

A native bee hotel at Rockhampton Zoo. Supplied: Rockhampton Regional Council. Rockhampton Zoo Director Liz Bellward said bees were essential for Australia’s ecosystem, and that the animals were ...

“Following our work, the Australian Native Bee Association applied to Food Standards ... with funding from Sugar Research Australia, to identify any genes and enzymes that the bee uses to ...

The last four years I haven’t been able to do that at all.” Australian Native Bee Association Committee Member Tim Heard said many native beekeepers have become demoralised due to challenges ...