Almendras/Australia: avanzan huertos con autopolinización

A Sunraysia farmer is «thanking his lucky stars» he was able to produce a commercial almond crop this year during the New South Wales varroa mite outbreak, after planting hundreds of self-fertilising almond trees.

Changes to beehive permit rules were introduced overnight allowing Sunraysia beekeepers on the south side of the Murray River to move bees to the rest of the state, as of 12am this morning.

However, the interstate ban preventing NSW beehives from entering Victoria remains.

Luke Englefield, 35, planted a 9-hectare self-pollinating almond farm on his Merbein South property seven years ago because he considered it a risk to rely fully on bees to pollinate his trees.

Full article here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/almond-self-fertilising-varroa-mite-biosecurity-pollination-bees/101457988

 

abc.net.au/September 20, 2022

 

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