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    What is happening with Varroa in New Zealand?
    John Mackay
    • Jun 1
    • 2 min

    What is happening with Varroa in New Zealand?

    John Mackay has heard many anecdotes around varroa this season, and a new group will form to try and help answer some key questions...
    The Budget and the Economy – Have We Done Enough?
    Ian Fletcher
    • Jun 1
    • 4 min

    The Budget and the Economy – Have We Done Enough?

    Apiculture industry consultant and former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher gives his “Views from Outside the Apiary” – on the budget and economy.
    The Big Move
    Patrick Dawkins
    • Jun 1
    • 3 min

    The Big Move

    Given only a matter of weeks to move their hives and with it their club headquarters, the Auckland Beekeepers Club were left scrambling...
    Mighty May Deals
    Patrick Dawkins
    • May 5
    • 1 min

    Mighty May Deals

    Explore the mighty-May-collage of advertising deals, thanks to Apiarist's Advocate's advertisers – bringing New Zealand beekeepers free,...
    The Non-Compliance Conundrum
    Patrick Dawkins
    • May 1
    • 5 min

    The Non-Compliance Conundrum

    You might have seen it, unlabelled honey at the roadside stall or on the local Facebook market place...
    Research Project to Shine a Light on Industry Struggles
    Patrick Dawkins
    • May 1
    • 3 min

    Research Project to Shine a Light on Industry Struggles

    How should the apiculture industry move forward? A project to be soon undertaken by ApiNZ will look to answer that...
    Husband, Father, Beekeeper – Ian Berry
    John Berry
    • May 1
    • 3 min

    Husband, Father, Beekeeper – Ian Berry

    Ian Berry died recently, having played an integral role in beekeeping enterprise Arataki Honey. Son John reflects on Ian's beekeeping life.
    Inside Ashburton Apiaries
    Maggie James
    • May 1
    • 6 min

    Inside Ashburton Apiaries

    We take a look around the sheds of the well-established Ashburton Apiaries and get an insight into their family business...
    The National Honey Competition and Honey Profiling
    Maggie James
    • May 1
    • 3 min

    The National Honey Competition and Honey Profiling

    We take a look at what goes into the search for New Zealand’s top honeys...
    Profiling the Honey Profiler – Alessandro Tarentini
    Maggie James
    • May 1
    • 3 min

    Profiling the Honey Profiler – Alessandro Tarentini

    From academia in Italy, to a Dutch research farm, then beekeeping in North America, we chart honey judge Alessandro Tarentini's journey...
    Bees, Business, Family and now … the Club
    Patrick Dawkins
    • May 1
    • 3 min

    Bees, Business, Family and now … the Club

    Ensuring balance between family, his beekeeping business and the local bee club has been Nick Watkins' challenge since joining the club...
    Three Waters
    Ian Fletcher
    • May 1
    • 4 min

    Three Waters

    The Government’s ‘Three Waters’ reform of water, sewerage and stormwater arrangements is ambitious, complicated and controversial...
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