Bulk monofloral mānuka honey exports reached a record 1,471tonnes in CY2024, an increase of 54.3% over the CY2023 volume. The United...

With bulk monofloral mānuka honey exports hitting record levels in 2024, we talk to a range of honey producers, packers and exporters to...

Comvita acting chief executive officer Brett Hewlett has acknowledged an "erosion of trust" and the need for a "cultural reset" and...

A seemingly sidelined player in the shakeup of industry representation in recent months, the Mānuka Charitable Trust (MCT) held a...

I went out specifically to poison a wasp nest on a friend’s place today. I was hoping to get some live-action photos to go with this...

It’s getting to that time of year – when robbing bees become far more common. You surely haven’t had time in a ‘robby’ apiary to divert...

This month Maggie James visits the 1500ha Otago farm of Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, the home of Betta Bees. There she talks...

A short note in time for the shortest month, an ode to ‘little’. After all, my occupation is one of farming tiny livestock, a manipulator...

Beekeepers from many regions of New Zealand are reporting a season of two distinct halves...

Looming in February are votes crucial to the existence and roles of industry groups UMFHA and ApiNZ as a seismic shift in honey industry...

Two beekeepers who were among the group of six who first sat around a table and coined the association that is now UMF share their thoughts

As gears are stepped down in honey production and extraction winds up, some business owners will be steeling themselves to farewell a pro...