Melinda Kasai spreads the word on how to protect Shoalhaven bee populations.

Beekeepers across the Shoalhaven are increasingly losing their hives this winter, as the threat of varroa mites and dwindling food sources takes hold

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00:00what we need to do for the bees is helping them finding food so you know got in gardening

00:14settings if we replace the cut down trees with native shrubs but actually feed the

00:21bees or or flowers or or clover in the lawn and or wildflower garden beds we can do so

00:29much for the bees to strengthening their immune system and that would help to you know win that

00:36battle with the varroa mite so we do the education for varroa mite against the varroa mite for

00:44beekeepers and the public we need to ask the public to help us with planting as much as

00:51possible and don't use chemicals in the garden

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