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'Gimme a Feeder of Joe'
Most of us need a bit of caffeine occasionally, but did you know your bees are the same, and it's doing them good?...
John Mackay
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Anger and Frustration in Northland at Mānuka Honey Reassessment
Northland beekeepers are angry and frustrated over what they see as a drawn-out and “secretive” process which lacked Māori involvement...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20238 min read


ApiNZ Conference Shines Despite Gloomy Beekeeping Season
Get the key takeaways form ApiNZ's national conference, held in Rotorua June 29-30...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20235 min read


Biggest Crowd Yet for Science Symposium
What was discussed at the 4th New Zealand Honey Bee Research Symposium? We've got some key points...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20233 min read


From Dawn to Dusk – Whitestone Honey’s Slick Waimate Operations
In May we met Shane Rawson and his team at Whitestone Honey Ltd in Oamaru and this month Maggie James travels up the road to the company’s..
Maggie James
Jul 3, 20237 min read


UMF Members Call for Review of Trademark Funding
Unique Manuka Factor Honey Association members have called on the Board and management of the association to have greater transparency and..
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20232 min read


Why Can't We Move Away from a Jar of Mānuka Honey?
The honey industry and, more specifically, mānuka honey is certainly a sticky hot mess right now; with the latest result...
Sri Govindaraju
Jul 3, 20234 min read


Hill Labs – New Name, Same Reliable, Supportive, Responsive, Local and Trusted Honey Testing
What started out as simply “the right way to do things” for Hill Labs founders Roger and Anne Hill, has – over the past 40 years – become...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20234 min read


King Abdicates, Warns of Beekeeper Complacency
“Complacency” is the biggest challenge facing beekeepers in their mission to eliminate AFB warns departing compliance manager Clifton King.
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20234 min read


From White Noise to Mite Noise
Recent research has uncovered varroa mites emit regular jolts and vibrations, so science writer Dave Black looks at the sounds of a colony.
Dave Black
Jul 3, 20234 min read


No Rest from the Wicked
This month's insight into operations at Marlborough commercial beekeeping business Pyramid Apiaries tackles varroa control, even in winter.
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20233 min read


Setback on Home Soil – ‘Manuka Honey’ Trademark Denied in NZ
It was seen as the opportunity to get New Zealand’s Manuka Honey trademark bid back on course, but a ruling by the Intellectual Property...
Patrick Dawkins
May 31, 20237 min read
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