Bees need help in dry

THIS year’s pollination has been made ­difficult by dry conditions, with some bee colonies so weak they needed to be replaced.With the almond flowering season well under way, about 100,000 hives have been placed evenly throughout the orchards in the region for the annual pollination.However, pollination co-ordinator Trevor Monson said bees hadn’t come out of […]

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  • Long riders to make short stop

    Long riders to make short stop

    PARTICIPANTS in a prostate cancer fundraising and awareness effort will roll though Mildura on Monday as part of a cross-nation trek. Known as The Long…