Did you know that one in three food items you eat is dependent on the pollination of a bee?

Picture yourself walking down the fruit and veggie aisle at your local supermarket, looking at the apples, tomatoes, avocados, and cherries you will likely put in your trolley.

Even the lemons you pick from your own garden would not be available in abundance without the pollination of our bees.

So, why is it important now more than ever to help promote pollination in your own backyard?

Pollination importance

The deadly honey bee parasite, varroa mite, was detected in South Australia for the first time earlier this month.

It made the state the fifth jurisdiction to detect the pest after a discovery was made in the Riverland during a beehive consignment surveillance check.

If the mite reach

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