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Patrick Dawkins
- Aug 1
- 3 min
The Vastly Experienced Beekeeper Making Thames Club Click
With 45 years’ experience – and counting – as a commercial beekeeper, John Bassett has a wealth of knowledge to share and he is...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3
- 3 min
AFB Detective’s Mystery Honey
Francis Proffit claimed top prize in the National Honey Awards club category for his “mystery” honey, but it's his work with AFB that...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jun 1
- 3 min
The Big Move
Given only a matter of weeks to move their hives and with it their club headquarters, the Auckland Beekeepers Club were left scrambling...
Patrick Dawkins
- May 1
- 3 min
Bees, Business, Family and now … the Club
Ensuring balance between family, his beekeeping business and the local bee club has been Nick Watkins' challenge since joining the club...
Patrick Dawkins
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Bees Keeping Olivia Young “In Every Way” at 89
At 90 years-of-age, how many beehives do you plan to keep? We catch up with an Auckland beekeeping stalwart still going strong at 89...
Patrick Dawkins
- Feb 27
- 4 min
Baking and Beekeeping in the Bay
In his 20s Graham Heaven got a glimpse of beekeeping and thought he might like it. Almost 50 years on he is finally pursuing that interest.
Patrick Dawkins
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Club Catch Up: Frank Lindsay, Wellington Beekeepers Association
A beekeeper would be hard pressed to have contributed more to their local club and the industry than Wellington's Frank Lindsay has...
Dave Black
- Jan 2
- 3 min
Club Catch-Up: Big BOP
Bay of Plenty beekeeper Dave Black gives an insight into their local beekeeping "Interest Group", including detailing some club innovations.
Patrick Dawkins
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
No Pigeonholing Nelson’s Beekeepers
Apiarists come in all shapes and sizes, ages and stages of life, and the Nelson Beekeeping Club’s membership personifies that...
Patrick Dawkins
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
Club Catch-Up: Locked-down, But Not Out
As Auckland moves towards three months of lockdown at level 3 or above, we check in with two of the biggest beekeeping clubs in the region t
Patrick Dawkins
- Aug 28, 2021
- 3 min
Big and Better
When it comes to the Franklin Beekeepers Club there is big membership base and a big area to cover, but now being better is the focus.
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Making Mead in the Wine Capital
For this month’s Club Catch-Up we drop in on a mead-making session hosted by the Marlborough Beekeepers Association (MBA) in Blenheim to lea
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
First Time's a Charm
The Rotorua Honey Bee Club doesn’t know what type of honey it is, but they know it’s a winner.
Patrick Dawkins
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Coromandel Way
Club Catch-Up – Brought to you by HIVE WORLD NZ. In Thames there is a bee club that reflects the laid-back nature of the Coromandel area...