Latest News on Bees
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How Tasmania's bees are keeping the world's stocks alive 🎥 March 17th 2018 They're not watching for White Walkers, but the 24 sentinel towers (hives) posted around Tasmania's ports could help save the world — or the world's bees at least. Beekeepers rush to cash in on rare megablossom 🎥 March 15th 2018 A rare mass blossoming of Western Australia's native marri tree has bees and their keepers jumping for joy as the colourful tree-top display continues in the state's south-west. EU farmers face total ban on bee-harming pesticide March 6th 2018 European farmers face a total ban on a common group of pesticides after a report confirms they harm bees, putting pressure on Australia to follow. Sentinel beehive program provides frontline defence against the varroa mite 🎥 Feb 23rd 2018
Beekeepers are reporting increasing numbers of stolen beehives. More on Sentinel beehives and how they work. "It's not if, but when [the mite arrives], and it's going to come in a container of food," bee keeper and sentinel hive custodian John Crouchley said. Landline: 11th Feb 2018 (duration 24 mins)
Liquid Gold: Australian honey taking on the world 🎥 Western Australia is experiencing a new gold rush, but it has nothing to do with precious metals. It's liquid honey, rich in antimicrobial and other health giving properties – and the rest of the world can’t get enough of it. |
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What flower colours do birds and bees prefer?
from ABC Science News - November 2016 Flowers fill our world with beautiful colour. But it wasn't always that way. Fossils suggest flowers were originally simply structures, without much pigment. Scientists believe flowers had a dull, pale yellow or green appearance before they started to evolve more than 100 million years ago into the vibrantly coloured flowers we know today. Read the full story HERE |
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