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    How Should we Think About Ukraine?
    Ian Fletcher
    • Mar 28
    • 4 min

    How Should we Think About Ukraine?

    How should we think about the war in Ukraine? The experienced and educated Ian Fletcher weighs in on "the end of post-WW2 settlement".
    Beekeepers Predict Average Honey Season
    Patrick Dawkins
    • Mar 2
    • 5 min

    Beekeepers Predict Average Honey Season

    Indications are the 2021-22 honey season is shaping as an average yield. We check in with a wide range of beekeepers and get their "take"...
    Manuka Honey Team Regroups for UK Appeal
    Patrick Dawkins
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    Manuka Honey Team Regroups for UK Appeal

    Those behind New Zealand's bid to gain exclusive use of the term "manuka honey" are set to appeal a recent UK ruling that set them back...
    Honey House Machinery – Brand New to Over a Century Old
    Maggie James
    • Mar 2
    • 6 min

    Honey House Machinery – Brand New to Over a Century Old

    Take a closer look at the wide range of new and repurposed honey house equipment owned by the innovative Greta Valley Honey...
    AFB Dogs Dilemma: A Step Towards a Solution
    Frank Lindsay
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    AFB Dogs Dilemma: A Step Towards a Solution

    AFB detector dog research has hit a funding brick wall. Frank Lindsay outlines why and floats a potential solution...
    Varroa Diaries: Flanders & Moffett – A Numbers Game
    Patrick Dawkins
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    Varroa Diaries: Flanders & Moffett – A Numbers Game

    We learn how one Hawke's Bay business is playing the numbers game to control varroa, by limiting brood boxes and hives per apiary...
    Honey Sales – Branding Matters
    Darren Bainbridge
    • Mar 2
    • 2 min

    Honey Sales – Branding Matters

    So, you are trying to sell your honey crop ... MyApiary's Darren Bainbridge has some tips in this month's Management Matters column...
    RMP Audit Training Now “Mandatory”
    Patrick Dawkins
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    RMP Audit Training Now “Mandatory”

    Questions raised over the need for mandatory training for beekeepers to reduce RMP audit frequency.
    Zero-Basing the Public Service
    Ian Fletcher
    • Mar 2
    • 4 min

    Zero-Basing the Public Service

    Ian Fletcher on the politics of "zero-basing" the public service and what he believes really needs to be done to improve effectiveness...
    Strength in Numbers Sought
    Patrick Dawkins
    • Mar 1
    • 4 min

    Strength in Numbers Sought

    Apiculture needs greater industry representation if it is to progress and push for change, says ApiNZ's chief executive Karin Kos...
    The Role of the Honey Show
    Dave Black
    • Feb 28
    • 3 min

    The Role of the Honey Show

    Honey competitions are regular occurrences at beekeeping clubs around New Zealand. What is their history and what is their value though...
    Baking and Beekeeping in the Bay
    Patrick Dawkins
    • Feb 27
    • 4 min

    Baking and Beekeeping in the Bay

    In his 20s Graham Heaven got a glimpse of beekeeping and thought he might like it. Almost 50 years on he is finally pursuing that interest.
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