Australia's native bees have it pretty good at the moment, but it's the European imports that are in danger of colony collapse, which is bad news for Australia - we rely on them for $5 billion worth of free agriculture production.Dr Ken Walker (Curator of Entomology, Museum Victoria) explains the state of bees and how we're monitoring the problem.
Australia's native bees have it pretty good at the moment, but it's the European imports that are in danger of colony collapse, which is bad news for Australia - we rely on them for $5 billion worth of free agriculture production. Dr Ken Walker (Curator of Entomology, Museum Victoria) explains the state of bees and how we're monitoring the problem.