Introduced, naturalised Honey Bees and Native Black Honey Bees in Organic Garden Upper Burringbar, NE NSW, Mt Warning Caldera Region, Australia Kremen Lab Group : “In California, our recent findings show that a diverse community of native bee pollinators can provide sufficient pollination services for crops without the addition of managed colonies of honey bees (Kremen et al. 2002), but that this service critically depends on the availability of natural habitat in proximity to the …»»
Did you watch Channel Nine’s Sixty Minute Program on sunday evening- Bee Afraid ? (11th May 2008) The story was about Australian Bees, the work of the CSIRO , and the challenge to bees worldwide concerning a little parasitic mite Varroa destructor . Varroa destructor – search results at bluecray environmental search engine Watching the local honey bees, buzzing about the garden, I find it hard to imagine that these tireless workers in my garden …»»
Can Do Better Sylvia Hale, Greens MLC