date:Oct 28, 2016
Commercial beekeepers are looking to move from mass honey production to pollination. In part this comes down to the expansion of horticultural industries that rely on bees.
Technical specialist with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Doug Somerville, said demand from almond and blueberry farmers was behind the change.
The bee industry in Australia is changing rather quickly at the at the professional end, he said.
It was traditionally focused on bulk honey production ... but now at the