Valley Bees

The commitment of Valley Bees is to nurture and maintain the population of all bees in the local environment.

To achieve this, a network is necessary to support the individuals and groups who want bees in their area: honey bees, native social stingless bees and native solitary bees.

This commits us to be aware of management strategies to support the bees, to create an environment conducive to their on-going sustainability, and to focus on the nurturing of the Australian native bee populations in balance with the management of the honey bee, as all are needed to pollinate the extensive diversity in native flora, and native and introduced food plants.

Some of the threats to the sustainable maintenance of bees are the damage caused by introduced pests and diseases and the reduction of habitat, resource loss and introduced flora.

Valley Bees is a community-centred group which supports and coordinates the protection and management of bees to benefit the environment and horticultural industries in all their diverse rolls. There is a particular emphasis on the people who wish to maintain bees as part of their environment.

http://www.honeybeefarm.com.au/
http://mrccc.org.au/valley-bees/