Heather Broccard-Bell

A Brief History of Formic Pro

Formic Pro varroa treatments have become common place, but why? and how do they work to kill both phoretic mites and those in the brood...

Patrick Dawkins

Reported AFB Incidence is Up, but is it a Bad Thing?

The Management Agency are spinning an increase in AFB incidence as a good thing, but is it?

Patrick Dawkins

Christmas Promo Winner a Southland Club Good-Sort

There is a sense of karma at work in this Christmas' giveaway winner, with a major club contributor the benefactor of our promo prize...

Ian Fletcher

Views From Outside the Apiary: Inflation and Interest Rates

Ian Fletcher explains how inflation is measured, what causes it, how it impacts us, and analyses the Reserve Bank’s response to rising...

Patrick Dawkins

Making Kānuka Honey Great Again

Imagine the impact on New Zealand apiculture if kānuka honey could be proven to have health benefits on a par with that of mānuka?...

Frank Lindsay

To Fiji with Advice

Four Southern North Island Beekeeping Group members recently undertook a whistle-stop tour of Fiji to spread beekeeping knowledge...

Maggie James

“Living the Dream” in One of The World’s Most Pristine Environments

There's plenty of strings to West Coast beekeeper Derek Johnson's bow and so intrepid reporter Maggie James visits the keen outdoorsman...

Patrick Dawkins

Limited Print Run – Order Your Magazine Now to Get on the Delivery List!

"Print Reads", Apiarist's Advocate's sleek printed magazine is off to the printers soon. Do you have your order in? Get it in time for Ch...

Dave Black

What You Need to Know About Australia’s Latest Unwanted Arrival: Braula Fly

Aussies aren’t best pleased about their most recent biosecurity incursion not for the danger it might pose inside a hive, but because it...

Maggie James

Empowering and Bee-Ing Part of a Strong, AFB Free, Dunedin Community

In Dunedin their exists a club working in harmony with the community, and helping reduce cases of reported AFB to zero in the last 6 months.

Ian Fletcher

War Clouds on the Horizon?

The Government has started, tentatively, to take steps to prepare for the possibility of war in our wider region explains Ian Fletcher...

Patrick Dawkins

Editorial: A Deeper Look at Industry Data Identifies the Pain Points

Recently the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) released its Apiculture Monitoring Data for 2022, you may have seen some analysis of...