A mid-century autobiography seemingly contains the first known reference to the blue-banded bee dreaming upon which Tanya Plibersek justified her effective shutdown of the Blayney gold mine, but ties ...

Honeybees were introduced to Australia in the early 1800s. While no long-term research exists on how the bees impacted native plant species back then, today the bees are widespread in feral ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

A bee lockdown was implemented last year after varroa was detected at the port town of Newcastle. The parasitic mite attacks European and Asian honey bees, but does not affect Australia’s native ...

Varroa destructor is deadly to the European honey bee, which the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council estimates is responsible for pollinating about 35 per cent of the nation's crops. Chief ...