On farms
Pollination using native bees has shown significant increases in production. More fruit, and larger fruit means lower picking and packing costs. These results can be achieved on your farm with the introduction of native bees.
We have been offering a pollination service for more than 10 years with great success.
Call to discuss your farm requirements for the coming flowering period.
Pollination Consultancy Program
A practical 12-month Foundation Pollination Consultancy Program for macadamia growers, native bee owners and native-bee pollination providers.
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The Australian Native Bee Pollination Consultancy is designed to help macadamia growers and native-bee pollination providers build healthy, resilient native-bee populations and strengthen their long-term pollination capability. The program combines structured group education with an individual property or operation assessment.
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For macadamia growers: develop and manage a resilient native bee pollination system on your property.
For pollination providers: build and manage healthy colonies that can sustainably participate in commercial pollination.
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Six structured group education sessions across 12 months, approximately three hours per session. Sessions will be delivered at selected locations across the program region, providing practical, hands-on learning and opportunities to connect with other growers and pollination providers.
One individual on-site property or pollination-operation assessment, conducted at the participant's property or primary hive location.
A concise action plan based on the assessment
Program resources, practical templates and checklists
Group Q&A and discussion within the six education sessions
12 months of participation in the consultancy program
A practical 12-month Foundation Pollination Consultancy Program for macadamia growers and native-bee pollination providers.
GST included.
Native bees are effective pollinators of a number of crops including – macadamia, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, avocado, lychee, citrus, watermelon and rockmelon to name a few.
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Macadamia
In 2015 one of our many clients received the award for ‘The Australian small grower of the year’ from the Australian macadamia society for the amount and quality of the nuts the business produced.
Using our native bees in macadamia orchards has been proven:
to increase final net set
retention of nuts is higher
to increase kernel weights
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Blueberry
Significant increases in blueberries have been achieved through the use of native bees. An independent study showed an increased weight in the fruit as well as greater levels of production from using native bees.
Leading industry advocates have been using hives in their orchards and recognise their significance.
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Blackberry
Growers of Blackberries have been impressed with the high visitation rate of stingless bees in the Blackberry flowers with as many as 4 bees visiting individual flowers at a time.
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Raspberry
Recent studies indicate that there is a positive relationship between stingless bee abundance and fruit height and number of druplets.
Bee abundance and pollinator foraging activity is likely related to high quality fruit.
Enquire
Send us a message and we can chat about bees on your farm.
