2010 Survey on Stingless Beekeeping Now Closed

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The 2010 Survey on Stingless Beekeeping is now closed.

Our first stingless beekeeping survey in 1998 showed that over 1,400 hives of these tiny black native bees were being kept in backyards and farms across Australia but we did not know how much the industry has grown in the last decade.

So Megan Halcroft of the University of Western Sydney - Hawkesbury launched a follow up survey in April 2010 in collaboration with Anne Dollin of Aussie Bee.

Over 600 beekeepers completed the 2010 survey. They were caring for thousands of nests or hives of stingless bees.

The beekeepers contributed information on box designs, hive splitting, honey production, crop pollination and much more.

Megan Halcroft and Anne Dollin warmly thank everyone who took part in this survey!

The results of this important survey will be presented on the Aussie Bee website once the analysis has been completed.