The Swedish cloth strips continue to impress us the more we trial them, and from the feedback received from many clients...

When dnature Diagnostics and Research first coined their concept of qPCR testing for American foulbrood (AFB) it was predominantly with swabbing of hive entrances in the field in mind. Nothing stays the same for long in the New Zealand honey industry though and now, as removing spores from export honey becomes a pressing issue, alongside a huge upswing in the trade of used equipment, its value to beekeepers and honey sellers grows.

These words don’t come easy… after three weeks of attending Australian State beekeeping conferences, I am in admiration of the maturity and leadership demonstrated by a group of influential commercial Australian beekeepers on the management of varroa.

Don’t wait, get onto your honey processing equipment repairs and maintenance now – that’s the advice from expert and CrystechNZ manager Jamie Grainger...