Apiarists will lose not just the insects but the value of pollination contracts, which can be worth thousands of dollars
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An estimated 800, 000 bees, worth tens of thousands of dollars, have been stolen from properties in far north Queensland.
The industry is already reeling from the this month’s arrival of the varroa mite parasite. Continue reading...