Hope for native bees blooms as Varroa mite looms

Mike Foley
Updated March 30 2017 - 10:12am, first published 4:30am
A native Blue Banded bee pollinating lucerne. Boosting native vegetation could help sustain pollination dependent industries when Varroa mite hits feral honey bees. Photo Katja Hogendoorn.
A native Blue Banded bee pollinating lucerne. Boosting native vegetation could help sustain pollination dependent industries when Varroa mite hits feral honey bees. Photo Katja Hogendoorn.
Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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