Australian stingless bees

Megan Halcroft; Robert Spooner-Hart; Lig Anne Dollin

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-4960-7

Australian stingless bees

Megan Halcroft
, Robert Spooner-Hart
, Lig Anne Dollin

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Abstract

Stingless bees have been an important part of indigenous Australian culture for centuries; however, modern meliponiculture in Australia is still very much in its infancy (Heard and Dollin 2000). A recent survey showed that interest in stingless bees is growing and Australians are becoming increasingly aware of and concerned about conservation of these species. More community members are keeping hives with this interest in mind (Halcroft. Unpublished data). Beekeepers in the northern regions are able to produce honey in small quantities and some multiply hives for profit.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Pot-honey: A Legacy of Stingless Bees
Editors	Patricia Vit, Silvia R. M. Pedro, David W. Roubik
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Springer
Pages	35-72
Number of pages	38
ISBN (Electronic)	9781461449607
ISBN (Print)	9781461449591
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4960-7
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Australia
bee culture
stingless bees

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