Without bees, our food supply will be significantly affected

Climate change, deforestation, bushfires, tropical cyclones, floods, droughts and now COVID-19 have all had major impacts on beekeepers in the Australia-Pacific region. “Without pollinators, many of our food crops would be significantly affected. Yet beekeeping is often on the periphery of agricultural development priorities,” said Dr Cooper Schouten, Project Manager for the Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods (B4SL) initiative at Southern Cross University, as he celebrates World Bee Day (May 20).