Amitraz, the active chemical in popular varroa treatments Apivar and Apitraz, has become a staple in New Zealand beekeeper’s pest...

With kānuka honey flowing into drums in recent months, The Experiment Company has renewed their call for beekeepers to supply honey sample..

A Research paper into the ability of dogs to detect AFB was published recently, but will it be enough to give the AFB PMP Agency confidence?

Wairarapa beekeeper and ApiNZ board member Stu Ferguson is an innovator, and has been thinking over a new plan for tackling AFB...

Approval of an AFB vaccine in the USA has given beekeepers there another option in protecting honey bees, but is it any use to NZ?

The question is perhaps akin to ‘how long is a piece of string?’, but Colony Loss scientist Pike Stahlmann-Brown and a team of commercial...

The group representing the New Zealand honey industry’s bid to gain exclusive use of the term “mānuka honey”, is rethinking its approach...

MyApiary general manager Darren Bainbridge recently returned from the North American beekeeping conference season, here's what he learned...

From long-time treasurer of the Wellington Beekeepers Association (WBA), to hives in some of our capital city’s most renown venues and...

The reduction in registered commercial beekeepers has been dramatic in the past three years. The numbers only tell half the story though...

The hives of beekeepers exiting the industry can pose a serious disease risk. Here's what we all need to know about responsibly exiting...

The Manuka Honey Appellation Society has been setback by resignation of its chairperson and another committee member. What's behind their...