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.
Jarrah and marri honey: A liquid goldrush of medical benefits
Western Australia is experiencing a new gold rush, but it has nothing to do with precious metals. It’s liquid gold — honey sourced from the state’s unique jarrah and other forests, rich in antimicrobial and other health giving properties. Farm gate prices have increased tenfold in the last decade and the strongest “medi-honeys” are now …
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The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Honey Bee Products will provide a much-needed boost to Australia’s valuable, but largely untapped, honey bee industry by bringing together industry and research expertise from across Australia. Established in 2017, the five-year CRC aims to resolve current industry problems that limit the value and expansion of the industry. At …
Australian government funding totalling $7million will underwrite a new ‘Honey Bee Products’ research centre led by the University of Western Australia. To be spent over the next five years, the funding is being matched by a further $19.2million in cash and kind from other universities and from private sector organisations including Capilano. Dr Liz Barbour …
Science Communication student Tamara Pinkerton chats with Dr Liz Barbour in this 4 minute podcast, about the buzz of excitement around the new Collaborative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products in Yanchep, Western Australia. Stay tuned in 2018 for an upcoming series of podcasts with the researchers from the Centre to find out more about …
There are significant plans for the development of Manuka Honey in the Peel and South West of Western Australia, and it is intended that this area will become a global center of excellence for the development of premium quality Manuka honey for medicinal pharmaceutical and premium food industries. This is the vision of Western …
The CRC for Honey Bee Products Limited now exists as a company as of 1st July. We are honoured to have a board that includes three independent board members, Mr Paul McKenzie, Ms Margie Thomas and Mr Tony Cull supported by participant board members, Dr Ben McKee and Mr Gin Wah Ang that bring a …
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