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Prevention is Better Than Cure
After the last few years, you might think we’re all experts on the immune system, but insect immune systems might surprise you...
Dave Black
Dec 31, 20224 min read


A Brief History of Formic Pro
Formic Pro varroa treatments have become common place, but why? and how do they work to kill both phoretic mites and those in the brood...
Heather Broccard-Bell
Dec 31, 20224 min read


Reported AFB Incidence is Up, but is it a Bad Thing?
The Management Agency are spinning an increase in AFB incidence as a good thing, but is it?
Patrick Dawkins
Dec 31, 20222 min read


Christmas Promo Winner a Southland Club Good-Sort
There is a sense of karma at work in this Christmas' giveaway winner, with a major club contributor the benefactor of our promo prize...
Patrick Dawkins
Dec 31, 20222 min read


Making Kānuka Honey Great Again
Imagine the impact on New Zealand apiculture if kānuka honey could be proven to have health benefits on a par with that of mānuka?...
Patrick Dawkins
Dec 2, 20226 min read


To Fiji with Advice
Four Southern North Island Beekeeping Group members recently undertook a whistle-stop tour of Fiji to spread beekeeping knowledge...
Frank Lindsay
Dec 2, 20228 min read


“Living the Dream” in One of The World’s Most Pristine Environments
There's plenty of strings to West Coast beekeeper Derek Johnson's bow and so intrepid reporter Maggie James visits the keen outdoorsman...
Maggie James
Dec 2, 20227 min read


Limited Print Run – Order Your Magazine Now to Get on the Delivery List!
"Print Reads", Apiarist's Advocate's sleek printed magazine is off to the printers soon. Do you have your order in? Get it in time for Ch...
Patrick Dawkins
Dec 2, 20222 min read


What You Need to Know About Australia’s Latest Unwanted Arrival: Braula Fly
Aussies aren’t best pleased about their most recent biosecurity incursion not for the danger it might pose inside a hive, but because it...
Dave Black
Dec 2, 20226 min read


Empowering and Bee-Ing Part of a Strong, AFB Free, Dunedin Community
In Dunedin their exists a club working in harmony with the community, and helping reduce cases of reported AFB to zero in the last 6 months.
Maggie James
Dec 2, 20225 min read


Editorial: A Deeper Look at Industry Data Identifies the Pain Points
Recently the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) released its Apiculture Monitoring Data for 2022, you may have seen some analysis of...
Patrick Dawkins
Dec 2, 20223 min read


DOC’s Treatment a Bitter Pill for Beekeepers
While beekeepers across New Zealand struggle as honey prices sit below the cost of production, some face loss of their best hive sites...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 3, 20229 min read
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