Manuka Market Insights
An on-stage discussion between international honey marketing experts at the Apiculture New Zealand conference in June gave beekeepers in...
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John Hartnell
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
Exploring the Alternative – building sustainable market opportunities
With honey stacking up inside beekeepers’ sheds all around New Zealand, experienced honey exporter JOHN HARTNELL offers a potential solution
Patrick Dawkins
- Aug 3, 2021
- 5 min
Gavins Apiaries – Four Generations and 109 Years in the Hives
In 1912 the now fourth generation family business of Gavins Apiaries commenced when James John Gavin rode his horse up the Mangakahia...
Trees for Bees Trust
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
Working With Willows – Part 1: best willows to plant
Willows (Salix) are eminently useful on farms because they have multiple uses, propagate easily by poles or cuttings, and provide...
Patrick Dawkins
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
BeeGate Pulled
A product which beekeepers hoped would provide an extra weapon in their arsenal to fight varroa mite has been pulled from distribution in...
Phil Evans
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Keeping Bees in Residential Areas, by Council – Central North Island
This month PHIL EVANS continues his series of articles summarising Council’s requirements for keeping beehives in residential, urban...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 31, 2021
- 2 min
Beekeeper Opinion Sought on Glyphosate Use
Apiculture New Zealand is calling on all beekeepers to help them form a response to the EPA's call for information on glyphosate use...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Making Mead in the Wine Capital
For this month’s Club Catch-Up we drop in on a mead-making session hosted by the Marlborough Beekeepers Association (MBA) in Blenheim to lea
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3, 2021
- 5 min
Conference Takeaways
With around 1000 delegates and 60 trade displays filling the Rotorua Energy Events Centre, the Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) National...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3, 2021
- 4 min
Online Course Cops More Criticism
Students of an online Level 3 beekeeping course delivered by Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) continue to report problems with the...
Chris Northcott
- Jul 3, 2021
- 4 min
Anaphylaxis and the Families of Beekeepers
Severe reactions to bee stings among beekeepers and their families is not uncommon. Among those affected are the family of Auckland...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
First Time's a Charm
The Rotorua Honey Bee Club doesn’t know what type of honey it is, but they know it’s a winner.
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