Nectar Analysis Project a World First, but Needs Beekeeper Support

Is there a more accurate way to define New Zealand’s – and potentially the World’s – honey varieties? Esteemed honeybee scientist Dr Mark...

Floods Leave Lasting Damage

Beekeepers in many regions of both North and South Islands, are dealing with the effects of historic levels of flooding in August...

Recovering Costs of an AFB Infection Through the Disputes Tribunal

Imagine being forced to burn all of your beehives due to AFB infection. Then imagine having to do it again...

Can Apiculture Meet the Need?

Inspired by a presentation from Meat the Need founder Wayne Langford, Raglan beekeepers Hannah & Rory O’Brien hope to support beekeepers...

Sustainability – Where Are We Now?

“Sustainability” – there’s a lot of noise about the global movement these days, but how do beekeepers stack up when it comes to achieving...

Are You Seeing Signs of Nosema in Your Hives?

As beekeepers we know how to pick AFB, but are you as clued up on the traits of the two nosemas? Spring Dwindling Disease can be devasta...

The Tiger Sleeps

It’s “long-distance riding, bugs, eccentric people and … pure contentment” as we once again tag along with “Jesse” James Corson on his epic.

Dedicated to Club and Craft

John Trevena is a man dedicated to improving beekeeping knowledge, & recently communicating with fellow beekeepers got profoundly easier...

Public Sector Pay

How should we think about pay for nurses, teachers, or police? Former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher tries to answer that tricky question...

The Honey Bee’s Early Years in New Zealand

Following on from last month's dip into beekeeping history and the race to land hives in NZ, we follow the dispersal of honeybees around...

Editorial: Beekeepers Should Make the Effort to Help Themselves

There are plenty of easy ways beekeepers can help themselves, so why are they not making the effort?

August Promotions!

All our August promotions in one place... Treatments, nutrition, 100,000 Hive Project, Beekeeper's Day Out, even quirky beekeeping art...