Talking Beekeeping in Whanganui
All the main talking points from The Beekeepers Conference 2024.
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Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 2
- 7 min
Randy Oliver’s Greatest Hits
The experiences and expertise which Californian scientific-beekeeper Randy Oliver shared were the undoubted highlight of The Beekeepers...
Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 2
- 3 min
UMFHA Terminate “Detracting” Licence Holders
As the mānuka honey price pinch tightens, 26 now former the UMFHA licence holders have had their ability to use the UMF brand revoked...
Bruce Roscoe
- Sep 2
- 10 min
Straining the Alphabet Soup
A short history of the various rating systems for mānuka honey:
TA / NPA / UMF / MGO / MG / MGS / AAH / Pollen Percentage / KFactor / MQS.
Jessie Trustum
- Sep 1
- 5 min
From Kyiv to Kiwi: A Scientific-Beekeeping Journey
Oleksiy Losyev’s beekeeping journey is a testament to how passion, expertise, and meeting the right person at the right time can merge to...
John Berry
- Sep 1
- 7 min
John Berry on Aggression
This subject is important to me. When I was young I was working a poorly sited apiary beside a road when a girl walked past. If I close my..
Tony Wright
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Honey Strategy Update
Six months on from its release, ApiNZ CEO Karin Kos and UMFHA equivalent Tony Wright share the latest on the Honey Industry Strategy...
Colin McLean
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Let’s Strive for Integrity and Transparency
Great Barrier Island beekeeper Colin McLean assess the Honey Industry Strategy, and the state of the beekeeping industry...
Dave Black
- Sep 1
- 6 min
Zero Tolerance
Bees live short lives full of decisions essential to their individual and genetic survival. Does counting play a role in that decision ma...
Aimz
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Food for Thought
The drone should never be a mere afterthought for beekeepers – including when they are in the kitchen...
Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Millions of Plastic Frames Saved from Landfill
The conundrum of what to do with plastic frames when it’s time to turn to fresh comb is a challenge New Zealand Beeswax is tackling head on.
Ian Fletcher
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Electricity Prices
Higher electricity prices ... What should we think? Could they be a good thing ponders Ian Fletcher...
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