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© 2000 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN 0 7347 1039 9 ISSN 1440-6845 Flora Resource Database for the NSW Apiary Industry Publication no. 99/174 Project no. DAN-155A The views expressed and the conclusions reached in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of persons consulted. RIRDC shall not be responsible in any way whatsoever to any person who relies in whole or in part on the contents of this report. This publication is copyright. However, RIRDC encourages wide dissemination of its research, providing the Corporation is clearly acknowledged. For any other enquiries concerning reproduction, contact the Publications Manager on phone 02 6272 3186. Researcher Contact Details Mr D.C. Somerville Apiary Officer NSW Agriculture PO Box 389 GOULBURN NSW 2580 Phone: 02 4823 0616 Fax: 02 4822 3261 E-mail: [email protected] RIRDC Contact Details Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Level 1, AMA House 42 Macquarie Street BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 02 6272 4539 Fax: 02 6272 5877 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.rirdc.gov.au Published in 1999 PREFACE Floral resources are the basis of the Australian beekeeping industry but there is increasing pressure on the beekeeping industry from: reduced physical resources due to forestry, land clearing, urban expansion, firewood cutting and biological control of weed species; reduced health of vegetation due to lack of regular flooding of western rivers, dieback, salt inundation, drought and fire; policy adverse to the farming of honey bees on National Park estate, Water Board and State recreation areas. A Honey Bee Research and Development Council national workshop, held in Canberra in 1989, advocated documentation of the floral resources on which the beekeeping industry is dependent in each state. This has been accomplished in NSW via this document and the creation of 26 reports on various state forest districts and three articles published in the Australasian Beekeeper magazine, stating the value of State Forests, National Parks and Rural Lands Protection Boards to beekeepers. The completion of this report was very much a team effort involving NSW Agriculture staff and the cooperation of the majority of the NSW commercial beekeeping industry. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... 3 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Beekeeping in New South Wales ...................................................................... 6 1.3 Honey & Pollen Flora Literature ....................................................................... 7 2. OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................... 9 3. MATERIALS & METHODS ................................................................................... 11 4. RESULTS ................................................................................................................. 13 4.1 Response Rate to Survey ................................................................................. 13 4.2 Industry Specific Data ..................................................................................... 14 4.3 Geographical Location of Sites According to Land Tenure ............................ 21 4.4 General Summary of Floral Data .................................................................... 24 4.5 Species Floral Information (In order of frequency of mention in surveys.) .... 32 * ............................................................................................................. P atersons curse (Echium plantagineum) ............................................................................ 33 * ............................................................................................................. Y ellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora) ................................................................................. 34 * ............................................................................................................. G rey ironbark (Eucalyptus paniculata) .............................................................................. 35 * ............................................................................................................. S potted gum (Corymbia maculata) .................................................................................... 36 * ............................................................................................................. C anola (Brassica napus) .................................................................................................... 37 * ............................................................................................................. R ed stringybark (Eucalyptus macrorhyncha) ..................................................................... 38 * ............................................................................................................. R ed river gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) ........................................................................ 39 * ............................................................................................................. M ugga ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon) .......................................................................... 40 * ............................................................................................................. W hite box (Eucalyptus albens) ........................................................................................... 41 * ............................................................................................................. W hite clover (Trifolium repens) .......................................................................................... 42 * ............ Brush box (Lophostemon confertus) ............................................................... 43 * ............ Red bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera) ......................................................... 44 * ............ Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) ..................................................................... 45 * ............ White mahogany (Eucalyptus acmenoides) .................................................... 46 * ............................................................................................................. H illgum (Eucalyptus dealbata) .......................................................................................... 47 * ............................................................................................................. B road-leaved ironbark (Eucalyptus fibrosa) ...................................................................... 48 * ............................................................................................................. B lack box (Eucalyptus largiflorens) .................................................................................. 49 * ............................................................................................................. T urnip weed (Rapistrum rugosum) .................................................................................... 50 * ............................................................................................................. W hite bloodwood (Corymbia trachyphloia) ....................................................................... 51 * ............ Apple box (Eucalyptus bridgesiana) .............................................................. 52 * ............ Broad-leaved tea tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia) .......................................... 53 * ............ Coolibah (Eucalyptus microtheca) .................................................................. 54 * ............ Narrow-leaved ironbark (Eucalyptus crebra) ................................................. 55 * ............ Western grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) ................................................... 56 * ............ Blakely’s red gum (Eucalyptus blakelyi) ........................................................ 57 * ............ St Barnaby’s thistle (Centaurea solstitialia) ................................................... 58 * ............ Forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) ........................................................ 59 * ............ Silver-leaved ironbark (Eucalyptus melanophloia) ........................................ 60 * ............ Broad-leaved stringybark (Eucalyptus caliginosa) ......................................... 61 * ............................................................................................................. Y ellow stringybark (Eucalyptus muelleriana) .................................................................... 62 * ............................................................................................................. G reen mallee (Eucalyptus viridis) ...................................................................................... 63 * ............................................................................................................. L ucerne (Medicago sativa) ...............................................................................................