While we in Australia wait for the results of our submission to have our Native Bee Honey accepted as a stand-ard food, research is ongoing

Nurseries are where most of us acquire plants for our gardens, but evidence for which plants, and features of these plants, should be selected to

Associate Professor Lori Lach from James Cook University, Cairns, has won the biennial Ian Mackerras Medal from the Australian Entomological Society., https://www.austentsoc.org.au/awards/the-ian-mackerras-medal/ Lori’s work on

The launch of this wonderful new book was held in Pollinator Week on 12 November in the National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. The event was

PhD candidate Scott Oliphant and Professor Vladimir Jiranek’s Wine Microbiology group at the University of Adelaide have discovered the first Australian novel lactic acid bacteria

A common disease of honey bees, caused by the para-site Nosema ceranae, can spread to native stingless bees via flowers. Researchers at James Cook University

Hygienic behaviour is a natural mechanism of colony-level disease resistance to brood pathogens and has been reported in honey bees and stingless bees. Workers displaying

Stingless bee keeping (meliponiculture) is increasing rapidly in Brazil especially using the large native Melipona stingless bee species. Stingless bee products have been used since

Native stingless bees are at risk from Fipronil, a toxic pesticide that the NSW Department of Primary Industries is using to destroy nests of feral

Let’s reflect on what we have done so far… Created the Australian Native Bee AssociationThis was originally started for the purpose of advancing honey, but

Citation: Amy-Marie Gilpin, Corey O’Brien, Conrad Kobel, Laura E. Brettell, James M. Cook, Sally A. Power, Co-flowering plants support diverse pollinator populations and facilitate pollinator