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...

Science writer Dave Black explains the different reactions to bee stings and how beekeepers might be at greater likelihood to react severely

CrystechNZ manager Jamie Grainger reinforces honey producers that, despite the downturn in the honey industry, they are not going anywhere.

Veteran beekeeper Roger Bray examines the "story" behind a jar of honey, and how he believes it is being undermined by additives...

Amitraz miticides are perhaps Kiwi beekeepers best weapon against varroa, but resistance among the mites has been found in other parts of...

Stu Ferguson has stumbled on a cost-effective hive treatment, and he wants to share the success with other beekeepers...

As the leaves brown, beekeepers look to tuck their hives into bed for winter, and its no different at Pyramid Apiaries in Marlborough...

Kiwifruit orchards are on the increase while beehive totals are on a steep decline, and with the former relying heavily on the latter to...