Patrick DawkinsOct 2, 20217 minSignificant Natural Area of Concern?The issue of Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) and their pending increased implementation made headlines earlier this year, but beekeepers...
Patrick DawkinsOct 2, 20213 minCommitment to SupplyEstablishing the willingness of beekeepers to commit a regular supply of honey for bulk export to an offshore joint venture partner is...
Patrick DawkinsOct 2, 20214 minGive to Take – Southern Beekeepers Discussion GroupCLUB CATCH-UP: BROUGHT TO YOU BY HIVE WORLD NZ Kiwi farmers have a reputation for being too insular with problems faced either personally...
Nigel CostleyOct 2, 20215 minIlona Hart, Kaitiaki Kai, Food GuardianFrom English language teacher, to beekeeper and now senior auditor at AsureQuality, Ilona Hart’s career has had some pivots. Nigel...
John MackayOct 2, 20213 minOxalic Acid’s Impact on Bee HealthBy John Mackay UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY dnature The perfect storm of increasing varroa pressures, concerns of resistance...
Roger BrayOct 2, 20213 minBee 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...
Trees for Bees TrustOct 2, 20213 minWorking with Willows, Part III - Giant willow aphidBy Stephanie Sopow (Scion), Dr Trevor Jones (NZ Poplar and Willow Trust), Drs Linda Newstrom-Lloyd and Angus McPherson (Trees for Bees...
Maggie JamesOct 2, 20213 minBlackball Beekeeping InnovationsLast month a trip to visit Glasson Apiaries in Blackball on the West Coast proved popular with readers. So, this month, Maggie James...
Patrick DawkinsOct 2, 20213 minHarnessing Savings from the SunThe decision to install a solar hot water system on his honey house was made long before going eco-friendly was in vogue, but it has well...
Patrick DawkinsOct 1, 20212 minBeekeeping Scholarship Opens to ApplicantsBeekeepers, or want-to-be-beekeepers, aged between 17 and 22 years-of-age are being encouraged to put their name forward for the annual...
Ian FletcherSep 30, 20212 minNuclear BoatsVIEWS FROM OUTSIDE THE APIARY: IAN FLETCHER The anxious watch over the latest Covid lockdowns in New Zealand has kept much of our...
Patrick DawkinsSep 8, 20211 minSeptember PromotionsA full run down of the promotions in September's Apiarist's Advocate...