It's what scientists don't know about native Australian bees that has them deeply concerned. While there is no shortage of eyes on European honey bees — and the impacts varroa mite, pesticides ...

Honeybees were introduced to Australia in the early 1800s. While no long-term research exists on how the bees impacted native ...

The first Asian honeybees reached Australian shores in 2007, probably on the mast of a ship or stowed away in a shipping container. The bees made landfall in Cairns, a city on the continent’s ...