Apimondia – the Kiwis’ Experience
Among the 12,000 attendees to Apimondia was a small contingent of Kiwis, who report on their experience at the global beekeeping conference.
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John Berry
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
Working Bees the Norway-way
This winter John Berry got the chance to visit his son in Norway and, naturally, the holiday wouldn't be complete without some beekeeping...
Dave Black
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
What do we Know About What Bees Know?
Dave Black reads the new beekeeping best-seller ‘The Mind of a Bee’, by Lars Chittka and ponders insect minds, cognition and consciousness.
Taylor Houston
- Oct 2, 2022
- 4 min
The Beekeeper's Daughters - Where Art Meets the Hive
Art and beekeeping are not your typical pairing of passions, but for Chad Tozer the two are inextricably intertwined...
Frank Lindsay
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
Keep the AFB Dogs Research Alive – Your Help is Needed
Without funding, research into the viability of AFB sniffer dogs is likely to go by the wayside, but SNIBG are proposing a solution...
Maggie James
- Oct 1, 2022
- 6 min
161 Years of NZ Beekeeping in The Blood: Symes Apiaries
John Syme spent all his working life as a beekeeper and, at 82, he still keeps his hand it. Quite simply, it's in the blood...
Patrick Dawkins
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
Aerofast – the Hive Straps That Last
Beekeepers all have their own way of doing things – hive straps are no different. However, in the past 10 years one method has proven more..
Patrick Dawkins
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
How Far and Wide do Our Hives Travel?
In an effort to improve any potential incursion response, Massey University is undertaking a survey of beekeeper's biosecurity practices...
Darren Bainbridge
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Data is Power – and the Col Loss Survey Provides It
The Colony Loss Survey can be a source of data, thus knowledge and therefor power to beekeepers striving for best management writes Darre...
Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Betta Bees Up for Sale
Fancy taking on a leading queen bee breeding programme? After 18 years of striving to improve bee genetics, Betta Bees is up for sale...
Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Nectar Analysis Project a World First, but Needs Beekeeper Support
Is there a more accurate way to define New Zealand’s – and potentially the World’s – honey varieties? Esteemed honeybee scientist Dr Mark...
Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Floods Leave Lasting Damage
Beekeepers in many regions of both North and South Islands, are dealing with the effects of historic levels of flooding in August...
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