When extreme heat scorches Australia, underground bees retreat into insulating soil to survive, but stem-nesting bees have nowhere to go. A new study reveals just how close these critical pollinators ...
When South Australian beekeeper Ian Cass looks at his beehives he finds a tiny, red mite. Despite its size, it is this hard-to-manage micro menace that scares him most and threatens his livelihood. He ...
The honeybee mite, Varroa destructor, finally breached Australia’s biosecurity defences four years ago, and is here to stay. Even more concerning, our standard treatments – such as specialised ...
Bees have many different ways of building their homes. Many people will be familiar with the hives of European honeybees, often found in tree cavities. But many other bees – including many of ...
The partnership, which marks BeeHero's official entrance into the Australian market, will offer beekeepers and growers groundbreaking hive monitoring technology to safeguard bee health and sustainable ...
Australia’s honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily spreading across the country. The mite feeds on baby bees (larvae), ...