extensionAUS Professional Beekeepers Podcast

David Briggs, treasurer or the Australian Queen Bee Breeders Association, tells us how he thinks Plan Bee differs from previous programs, and why he’s excited about the program. https://extensionaus.com.au/professionalbeekeepers/home

“Varroa sensitive hygiene” (VSH) is a behavioural trait of honey bees which gives them some degree of varroa tolerance. Rae Butler, queen breeder at Bee Smart Breeding in Ashburton, New Zealand, selects for VSH along with production traits in her breeding program.

In this extensionAUS Professional Beekeepers podcast, Doug Somerville, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Technical Specialist Honey Bees talks about the important beekeeping practice of supplementary feeding your bees, to not only help bee colonies survive winter but to build their populations ready for pollination contracts. This podcast was recorded in July 2019.