Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) and the Unique Mānuka Factor Honey Association (UMFHA) will be hosting a one-day Industry Summit for...

We unearth a study into the New Zealand honey industry from 2021 that could provide valuable insight into beekeeper thinking...

We meet new contributor 'Aimz' who, in her mid-30s, returns home to the family beekeeping business to take up the hive tool for the first...

New Zealand Beeswax are adding to the education on offer in Hamilton this month, with an invite to beekeepers to attend their Free Open Day.

Subjective wellbeing of New Zealand beekeepers was empirically measured for the first time in the 2023 Colony Loss Survey, with the...

We detail the honey testing journey of the proudly Kiwi-owned Hill Labs and how they are continuing to invest in helping New Zealand honey.

It’s a new venue, but a similar, successful format for the 5th iteration of the annual New Zealand Honey Bee Research Symposium...

Why do queen bees mate with so many drones? How does the colony decide what drones to evict? And, while we are at it, why are there drones.

The mass migration of hives across America to California each spring is a thing of logistical wonder. We jump on a plane to visit California

Recently UMFHA decisions makers Tony Wright and Campbell Naish travelled to key mānuka honey markets around the globe. From New York, to...

Canterbury beekeeper Dr Mark Hyslop found beekeeping at a young age, but didn’t make a career out of apiculture until he had earned a PhD...

For three days last month, seven ‘students’ undertook New Zealand’s first Honey Sensory workshop of its kind, in Auckland April 10-12...