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Bees and Pollination
Australian Native Bees
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Gretchen Wheen
About Us
Our People
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Projects
Community Tree Grants
Green Carpenter Bee
Bee Ambassadors
Powerful Pollinators
Waggle Dance
5 Bees
Bee Friendly Farming
Discover Bees
Linton Briggs Advancing Apiculture Program
What We Do
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Pollen8 Research Priorities
The following projects and programs have been identified as high priority for funding.
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1. Well-Nourished resilient bees
Responsible access to floral resources
Improved access to reliable and varied crops
Safe supplementary bee feeds
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2. Pollination and food security
Managing honey bees as efficient pollinators
Supporting the development of a national pollination strategy
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3. Healthy Bees
Stress factors
American Foulbrood (AFB)
European Foulbrood (EFB)
Small Hive Beetle
Nosema spp
Chalkbrood
Viral diseases
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4. Safe Bees
Improved biosecurity and surveillance
Keeping Australia free from Varroa
Increasing number of sentinel hives protecting our shores
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5. Climate Ready Beekeeping
Plan Bee – selecting queen bees, helping them to adapt
Creating climate-ready bee habitats
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6. Growing Beekeeper Skills
Enhance engagement in Participatory Action Research
Funding Beekeeper Overseas Exchange scholarships
Funding beekeeper attendance at conferences
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7. Building Research Capacity
Funding postgraduate and postdoc researchers
Supporting summer internships
Funding equipment grants
Providing top-up scholarships for bee researchers
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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