Summary
Plan Bee aims to work with queen breeders, producers, beekeepers and growers to create a sustainable national honey bee genetic improvement program using innovative breeding technologies to transform the performance of honey bees in Australia.
It will focus simultaneously on traits of importance to beekeepers, and to the horticulture and broadacre industries dependent on honey bee pollination. The strength of this project lies in its ability to deliver benefits across multiple industries by creating a more profitable and sustainable beekeeping industry, improving crop pollination efficiency, and enabling industry expansion through enhanced pollination security.
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