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..
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Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3
- 2 min
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..
Sri Govindaraju
- Jul 3
- 4 min
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...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3
- 4 min
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
- 4 min
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.
Dave Black
- Jul 3
- 4 min
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.
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3
- 3 min
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
- May 31
- 7 min
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...
Ian Fletcher
- May 31
- 5 min
The IPONZ Mānuka Decision and Next Steps
It might be time to pick up the phone to Australia and talk Manuka Honey opines Ian Fletcher, a former advisor to the NZ trademark efforts.
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 4 min
Apiculture Industry Set to Shine Despite Gloom for Some
The highlight of the New Zealand apiculture industry’s calendar is almost upon beekeepers – what is to be expected at ApiNZ's National Conf?
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 5 min
Quarterly Honey Market Chat - June'23
Now’s the time many beekeepers will be looking to sell their honey – small as many crops might be this year. So, it’s good to bring you...
Patrick Dawkins
- May 31
- 4 min
Takeaways from the Beekeeper’s Day Out in Canterbury
South Island beekeepers got a ‘conference’ of their own on May 21, when around 100 people gathered at Lincoln University to hear experts...
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