WA Honey Research Extension was presented by the ChemCentre and included CRCHBP collaborative research projects with the ChemCentre, BICWA, Curtin University, WA Farmers and WA State Government agencies.
Projects within each Program within the CRCHBP were presented at the 2018 BICWA conference to the biggest turnout for this conference yet. Well done to BICWA!
Despite the weather (tents nearly blown away), the public interest in the Honey bee industry was over whelming. CRCHBP played a small role in telling the public about the research happening across Australia. If you ever visit Perth, please go to Yagun Square and enjoy two new business ‘Honey I’m Home’ and ‘The Honey Cake’.
The business of honey will be the focus of an upcoming Hackathon to address challenges facing the honey industry and explore markets for valuable, but largely untapped honey bee products. The University of Western Australia is hosting the three day event that will examine how to get international buyers to recognise the value of Western …
YANCHEP and Gingin residents keen to learn more about the potential of and challenges facing the honey industry can attend a honey hackathon later this month. The University of Western Australia is hosting the three-day event which will examine how to get international buyers to recognise the value of Western Australian honey and create opportunities …
WA honey is some of the healthiest in the world. Photo: Chem Centre Things are looking pretty sweet for WA’s honey industry. Premium varieties exclusive to our state like jarrah and marri are finally getting the international recognition they deserve, investment in infrastructure is increasing and interest in beekeeping is exploding. Farm gate prices are …
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In the fourth podcast of Sticky Science, Dr. Connie Locher from UWA’s School of Medicine and Pharmacology, comes in to chat about her groundbreaking new research into fingerprinting honeys to authenticate their floral sources.
In Sticky Science Episode 3, Microbiologist Dr Kate Hammer and Research Assistant Kathryn Green come into the studio to chat with Tamara about their research testing the antimicrobial properties of Western Australian honeys.
The Honey Show, proudly sponsored by CRC for Honey Bee Products, will be conducted during the 3rd Australian Bee Congress and is open to all delegates attending the congress. The closing date for entry forms is Friday 1st June (no late entries will be accepted). For classes 1-3, 1 jar of honey must be delivered …
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Tamara Pinkerton, a science communications student at the University of Western Australia, teams up with the CRC for Honey Bee Products in “Sticky Science”, a podcast series exploring the science of the honey bee industry. In Episode 2 Vidushi Patel, a student of agriculture and environment at the University of Western Australia, talks about the …