The 2024 Australian Colony Loss Survey : Results coming soon!

The Australian Colony Loss Survey team at the Australian National University (ANU) are working hard to bring the final report and the detailed results from Australia’s first ever Colony Loss Survey.

To have a sneak peak at the details so far and the promising information that Coloss has the potential to deliver, take a look at the recent AgriFutures Unearthed Podcast released this week to help us all to understand the reasons behind Coloss, how beekeepers can better understand that completing the survey is so important and some big comparisons between Australian’s overall losses and the rest of the world!

AgriFutures Australia Unearthed Podcast

Episode 2: To bee or not to bee

This episode of AgriFutures new look podcast Unearthed, delves into the hives of Australia’s European honeybee population and the impact of the varroa mite on both the beekeeping industry and the crops that depend on pollination. To help keep track of varroa’s spread, and stay ahead of emerging pests and disease challenges, an early warning system in the form of an annual Colony Loss Survey as been implemented as part of the National Varroa Transition to Management Program, managed by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council with support from AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program. Find out what the first Col Loss survey has revealed about the health and threats to our hives on Unearthed: The people changing Australian agriculture.