Our funding
priorities
Pollen8 Research Priorities
The following projects and programs have been identified as high priority for funding.
1. Well-Nourished resilient bees
- Responsible access to floral resources
- Improved access to reliable and varied crops
- Safe supplementary bee feeds
2. Pollination and food security
- Managing honey bees as efficient pollinators
- Supporting the development of a national pollination strategy
3. Healthy Bees
- Stress factors
- American Foulbrood (AFB)
- European Foulbrood (EFB)
- Small Hive Beetle
- Nosema spp
- Chalkbrood
- Viral diseases
4. Safe Bees
- Improved biosecurity and surveillance
- Keeping Australia free from Varroa
- Increasing number of sentinel hives protecting our shores
5. Climate Ready Beekeeping
- Plan Bee – selecting queen bees, helping them to adapt
- Creating climate-ready bee habitats
6. Growing Beekeeper Skills
- Enhance engagement in Participatory Action Research
- Funding Beekeeper Overseas Exchange scholarships
- Funding beekeeper attendance at conferences
7. Building Research Capacity
- Funding postgraduate and postdoc researchers
- Supporting summer internships
- Funding equipment grants
- Providing top-up scholarships for bee researchers
8. Native Bees
- Supporting one hero native bee project per year
- Supporting taxonomy of native bees
- Investigating the commercial application of using native bees for crop pollination
