Setback on Home Soil – ‘Manuka Honey’ Trademark Denied in NZ
It was seen as the opportunity to get New Zealand’s Manuka Honey trademark bid back on course, but a ruling by the Intellectual Property...
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Ian Fletcher
- May 31
- 5 min
The IPONZ Mānuka Decision and Next Steps
It might be time to pick up the phone to Australia and talk Manuka Honey opines Ian Fletcher, a former advisor to the NZ trademark efforts.
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 4 min
Apiculture Industry Set to Shine Despite Gloom for Some
The highlight of the New Zealand apiculture industry’s calendar is almost upon beekeepers – what is to be expected at ApiNZ's National Conf?
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 5 min
Quarterly Honey Market Chat - June'23
Now’s the time many beekeepers will be looking to sell their honey – small as many crops might be this year. So, it’s good to bring you...
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 4 min
Takeaways from the Beekeeper’s Day Out in Canterbury
South Island beekeepers got a ‘conference’ of their own on May 21, when around 100 people gathered at Lincoln University to hear experts...
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 2 min
Extended Content Labels – Is Your Honey Label Doing All It Can to Stand Out from the Rest?
Kiwi honey producers face competitive market places, both within New Zealand and abroad, and so Kiwi Labels is doing all they can to help...
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 3 min
Putting New Zealand’s AFB ‘on the Map’
A study into the genomic makeup of AFB in New Zealand has not only unveiled some findings that are at odds with previous research, but put..
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 1 min
Get Apiarist’s Advocate in Print Magazine this Month – Order Now
We are in the processes of laying out our “best of” print magazine from the last six months, are you on the mailing list?
Dave Black
- May 31
- 4 min
Elec-trickery and the Bee
Science writer Dave Black explores electromagnetics and explains an emerging field of study which, almost certainly, has a profound...
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 2 min
Fostering Beekeeper Collaboration
The Tairāwhiti Hub of ApiNZ has been hard at work bringing beekeepers together - BBQs, Zoom meets and, most recently, a well-attended field
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 2 min
Inside Pyramid Apiaries: Take a Break – but Not for Long!
Our monthly peak inside Marlborough beekeeping business Pyramid Apiaries has an 'eco-tour' bent, then time off before some work elsewhere...
Patrick Dawkins
- May 2
- 6 min
Can Mānuka Honey Avoid the Tait of ‘Adulteration’?
Honey adulteration, usually through the addition of sugar syrups, is a major threat to honey producers all around the world, including...
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