These Australian native bees are called Tetragonula ... With the alarming decline in the honey bee it makes sense to grow and create more native bee hives and protect habitat because if the ...

Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite ...

A mid-century autobiography seemingly contains the first known reference to the blue-banded bee dreaming upon which Tanya ...

Varroa destructor is deadly to the European honey bee, which the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council estimates is responsible for pollinating about 35 per cent of the nation's crops. Chief ...

It's estimated a single worker bee collects half a teaspoon ... "For us, making decisions like not using any imported honey and maintaining 100 per cent Australian honey is something that we ...

The current outbreak could test that scenario, and put at risk a honey bee industry worth over A$400mil (US$255mil). Modeling by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics and ...

Hungerford described the taste of Australian stingless bee honey — known as ‘sugarbag’ — as a pleasant “acid-sweet flavour”. Stingless bee honey can’t currently be officially sold as ...

Regular readers of this column will know that, in general, I struggle to muster much affection for non-native species, ...

A tool developed by The University of Western Australia and commercialised by bee research centre Y-Trace can measure the ...

In this two-part special, host Paul West challenges four families to successfully keep a honeybee hive, bringing these everyday Australians up close with the latest science about bee brains, ...

Adelaide-based ecologist and native bee expert, James Dorey ... This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Angela Heathcote (Digital Producer at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak ...