Smart beehive monitoring for remote regions
The CRC for Honey Bee Products has developed a new sensor monitoring system to help Australian beekeepers easily, accurately and cheaply measure beehive health, including… Read More
B-CHECK: Screening for American foulbrood disease
B-CHECK is a portable sensor device that can screen beehives for American foulbrood disease without opening the hive. The sensor will improve the efficiency of… Read More
Sniffing out honey bee disease: American foulbrood
The CRC for Honey Bee Products has identified the smell of the devastating honey bee disease, American foulbrood, to enable earlier detection and treatment. The… Read More
Can molecular markers be used for breeding disease-resistant bees?
Improving the resistance of honey bees to diseases and pests would benefit Australia’s honey bee industry and biosecurity. CRC for Honey Bee Products researchers investigated… Read More
Modelling to optimise honey production
A new computer model developed by CRC for Honey Bee Products researchers helps apiarists match resources supplied by the flora at an apiary site with… Read More
Landscape design: biodiversity and honey bees
The principles of landscape architecture, focused on the development of bee-friendly designs, can enrich biodiversity in city gardens and parks. Researchers applied the principles of… Read More
New high-value honey nectar and pollen sources: clover
Researchers from the CRC for Honey Bee Products are exploring whether the clovers could substitute native flora shortages at the critical time of colony build-up… Read More
Cost-effective Manuka plantation establishment
Researchers at the CRC for Honey Bee Products have developed a tool to find the most suitable Western Australian soil conditions for the growth of… Read More
Recommendations for Australian Manuka honey production
CRC for Honey Bee Products research has led to advice for viable and sustainable Manuka honey production from Leptospermum plantations in South Australia. The five… Read More
Support for bioactive honey plant breeding in South Australia
The CRC for Honey Bee products has supported bioactive honey production in South Australia through research on the genetic variability, propagation and production of key… Read More