Bees are livestock. Like all forms of livestock, they have been subject to selective pressure for a very long time...

There’s a lot going on in a honey bee nest but, if we ignore the actual activity, even with a casual glance the nest construction itself...

BOP beekeeper Aimz buzzes in with her latest update - Waxed.

Great Barrier Island beekeeper Colin McLean details his growing concerns at chalkbrood in his beehives, and what he is doing to combat...

Landing in the editor’s inbox this month was mail from an international subscriber – Konstantin Tregubenko, who keeps 40 beehives in Russia.

ApiNZ chief executive Karin Kos, board chair Nathan Guy and UMFHA chief executive Tony Wright, explain why they believe a shake up is needed

2025 is the year to come together it seems, with New Zealand Beekeeping Inc and Southern North Island Beekeeping Group taking steps to...

1400 beehives destroyed by fire, then within a year another 700 to flooding, soon after that small hive beetle wipes out 500 more, then...

Mānuka Charitable Trust has been called the “national guardian” of mānuka. So, what role have they been playing in industry restructuring...

Drought can be soul destroying for both farmers and beekeepers and droughts can be a fairly common occurrence here on the East Coast...

Educator, club president, and assistant chocolatier ... Ken Brown is immersed in beekeeping, with delicious results...

A desire to upskill the next generation of honey experts will see expert honey judge Maureen Conquer offer an “immersive” three-day honey...