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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...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 1, 20223 min read


Mighty May Deals
Explore the mighty-May-collage of advertising deals, thanks to Apiarist's Advocate's advertisers – bringing New Zealand beekeepers free,...
Patrick Dawkins
May 5, 20221 min read


The Non-Compliance Conundrum
You might have seen it, unlabelled honey at the roadside stall or on the local Facebook market place...
Patrick Dawkins
May 1, 20225 min read


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...
Patrick Dawkins
May 1, 20223 min read


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.
John Berry
May 1, 20223 min read


Inside Ashburton Apiaries
We take a look around the sheds of the well-established Ashburton Apiaries and get an insight into their family business...
Maggie James
May 1, 20226 min read


The National Honey Competition and Honey Profiling
We take a look at what goes into the search for New Zealand’s top honeys...
Maggie James
May 1, 20223 min read


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...
Maggie James
May 1, 20223 min read


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...
Patrick Dawkins
May 1, 20223 min read


An Elixir for Bee Life?
Cannabis products have and are being investigated for their ability to treat human conditions, but could they also improve bee longevity?...
John Mackay
May 1, 20222 min read


MyApiary: Beekeeping Managed Well
"We want to see people have strong, sustainable family businesses that are making them a lot of money," says MyApiary's Darren Bainbridge...
Patrick Dawkins
May 1, 20224 min read


Sugar Supplies
Understanding what bees want, why we use sugar in our hives and where it comes from is important...
Dave Black
Apr 29, 20223 min read
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