They do say work of this kind is far more rewarding than any other
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Yes there's big debate here about that for sure. Hopefully this mite will have a silver lining and force new ways to shepherd bees. Beeherd?
Vic just brought in a thing where we have to register even one hive. Haven't done it yet, that pisses me off.
I am slightly incredulous that Australia has built so many industries (almonds, stone fruit etc) on NON-NATIVE IMPORTED honeybees as the primary pollinator.... it was always just a matter of time. We DO need to pedal back to lower yields and less intense methods of farming, using diverse pollinators. The whole orchard mono-cropping thing where you have to truck the bees in is totally unsustainable.
Oh come on you are not suprised, it's Australia.. we are backward as anything... 😂