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Wind, Wind, Go Away
Welcome to October’s look inside Marlborough-based commercial beekeeping business Pyramid Apiaries, where operations are already near...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 1, 20233 min read


Beekeeping Again, Through Snow and Rain
August is always a crucial month for Kiwi beekeepers, as many hives get their first thorough look over of a new season, but weather can...
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 1, 20235 min read


The Pragmatic Beekeeper
This spring is the first for 26 years that Tauranga beekeeper Dennis Crowley will not be in the business of bees. We take a look back...
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 1, 202311 min read


Varroa: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire – Tips from a Supplier
NZ Beeswax general manager Nick Taylor assesses the beekeeping landscape and provides some timely advice for controlling varroa...
Nick Taylor
Sep 1, 20234 min read


Quarterly Honey Market Chat - September'23
The Quarterly Honey Market Chat is a space for ‘honey buyers’ to connect and inform producers – the beekeepers. Here’s what they are saying.
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 1, 20235 min read


Titbits from a Beekeepers Day Out in Waikato
For the second year running an informative, social and well-organised field day was hosted by New Zealand Beekeeping Inc in Waikato on...
Dave Black
Sep 1, 20234 min read


Dunedin’s Scientific Beekeeper
Otto Hyink has built his small beekeeping business around his family and school hours, and a niche product he produces for beekeepers...
Maggie James
Sep 1, 20233 min read


Dealing with MPI – A Small Business Perspective
Few of us would dispute that our industry is going through difficult times. No matter where we sit in the supply chain...
Billy Mulcare
Sep 1, 20234 min read


Home, Sweet Home
Have you ever thought about the ecology in a honey bee’s hive? Bees are usually the biggest inhabitants, but they are not the only ones...
Dave Black
Sep 1, 20235 min read


Back in the Hives
Inside Pyramid Apiaries is a monthly insight into operations at Marlborough commercial beekeeping business Pyramid Apiaries...
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 1, 20232 min read


Reviving Betta Bees
Last spring Betta Bees' nearly-two decades of genetic improvement looked at risk of being lost, as shareholders searched for a buyer...
Patrick Dawkins
Aug 1, 20235 min read


Introducing the New Zealand Bee Breeding Association – Join Now
Collective action is one of the best ways for New Zealand beekeepers to win against varroa say those behind a new concept to bring beekeeper
Rae Butler and Dr Linda Newstrom-Lloyd
Aug 1, 20235 min read
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