Patrick Dawkins

We Want You ... to Consult, say Agency

“We want to hear from you”. That’s the call to beekeepers from the Management Agency American Foulbrood (AFB) Pest Management Plan (PMP)...

Phil Evans

Keeping Bees in Residential Areas, by Council – Lower North Island

PHIL EVANS continues his series of articles summarising Council’s requirements for keeping beehives in residential, urban areas by...

Patrick Dawkins

A Sting in the Head

The bees have treated Wanganui beekeeper Neil Farrer well for almost four decades now, but it didn’t start out that way...

Patrick Dawkins

Canterbury Beekeepers Count Cost of Floods

Widespread flooding in Canterbury over the final weekend of May brought instant devastation to many people and businesses, among them...

Patrick Dawkins

Countdown to Conference

Following a year of Covid-caused cancellation, the Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) National Conference and Trade Exhibition is set to...

Patrick Dawkins

From California to Conference

Among the most keenly anticipated speakers at this year’s Apiculture New Zealand National Conference will be renowned American beekeeper...

Patrick Dawkins

Science Symposium to Bring Beekeepers and Researchers Together

For those who want to know more about the wide range of research work into the honey bee that is going on around New Zealand, there is...

Maggie James

Exit Interview: Peter Bray

Peter Bray has handed over much of the responsibility for management of Airborne Honey to newly appointed chief executive David Hawkey as...

Pete Thomas

Nuc-ing Downtown Balclutha

With decades leading apiculture training behind him, David Woodward has more than his fair-share of beekeeping yarns to share. He took...

Patrick Dawkins

Don’t Jump Ahead, Monitor Mites Instead

Jumping to the conclusion of “mite resistance” can be a big mistake, when varroa damaged hives are discovered. That’s the warning from...

Phil Evans

Keeping Bees in Residential Areas, by Council – Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty

PHIL EVANS, the hobbyist beekeeper who fought to have restrictive beekeeping rules in Waipa overturned, has compiled a series of articles...

Patrick Dawkins

The Coromandel Way

Club Catch-Up – Brought to you by HIVE WORLD NZ. In Thames there is a bee club that reflects the laid-back nature of the Coromandel area...