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Kangaroo Island beekeepers desperately try to keep Ligurian strain alive after last year’s bushfires destroyed hives – ABC News
Kangaroo Island beekeepers are desperately trying to keep the world’s purest strain of bees alive after the deadly 2020 bushfires destroyed more than a thousand…
The taste of Kangaroo Island honey could be set to change, as struggling local beekeepers try everything to keep the world’s purest strain of bees alive and thriving after the deadly bushfires.
Key points:
- Kangaroo Island is home to the Ligurian bee and is considered a disease-free bee sanctuary
- Bushfires devastated the western half of the island last year
- Honey production on the island has dropped by up to 75 per cent
Kangaroo Island is home to the Ligurian bee and is considered a disease-free bee…
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