Apiarist's Opinion

Billy Mulcare

Dealing with MPI – A Small Business Perspective

Few of us would dispute that our industry is going through difficult times. No matter where we sit in the supply chain...

John Berry

Overstocking

John Berry explains what effect overstocking with beehives has on bees, how to best manage against the threats and who is to blame...

Sri Govindaraju

Why Can't We Move Away from a Jar of Mānuka Honey?

The honey industry and, more specifically, mānuka honey is certainly a sticky hot mess right now; with the latest result...

Stu Ferguson

Time for AFB Agency to Cost-Analyse New Tech

Wairarapa beekeeper and ApiNZ board member Stu Ferguson is an innovator, and has been thinking over a new plan for tackling AFB...

John Smart

Price – It’s Not a Sustainable Unique Selling Point

Now, as much as ever, the issue of capturing maximum value for New Zealand’s range of honey varieties is front of industry discussions...

Frank Lindsay

Keep the AFB Dogs Research Alive – Your Help is Needed

Without funding, research into the viability of AFB sniffer dogs is likely to go by the wayside, but SNIBG are proposing a solution...

Nigel Costley

AFB Dogs – Scepticism Warranted?

Former AFB recognition tutor Nigel Costley poses an "acid question" on the role of AFB dogs and their recent research...

Nick Milne

Today’s Beekeeping Industry – an Insider’s View

As a queen breeder I get to speak directly with a lot of beekeepers throughout the country. Clearly there are some big changes happening...

Roger Bray

Bee Welfare Code – a Marketer’s Tick-Box, or More?

Following six years of Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) investigation, through Landcare Research’s Colony Loss Survey which...

Phil Caskey

Collective Constraint Needed to Reduce Risk

Manuka marketing expert Phil Caskey offers his opinion on the concept of a collective of honey suppliers partnering with an offshore packer

Russell Marsh

Exploring the Dynamics of a Honey Co-op

There is probably none better placed to understand the dynamics behind a beekeeping co-operative or “collective” as Russell Marsh.

John Hartnell

Exploring the Alternative – building sustainable market opportunities

With honey stacking up inside beekeepers’ sheds all around New Zealand, experienced honey exporter JOHN HARTNELL offers a potential solution