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Beekeeping and Business Balance on the Chathams
In the competitive honey market, Chatham Islands beekeepers Francesca Bonventre and Kaai Silbery have built a brand and a product with...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 2, 20217 min read


Clover Honey Prices on the Rise
Clover and light-coloured honey producers will be buoyed by positive signs coming out of several major honey buyers around prices being...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 2, 20213 min read


Claudine’s Colourful Career
These days Claudine McCormick supervises the laboratory in one of New Zealand’s biggest beekeeping operations, it’s been a long and...
Maggie James
Nov 2, 20219 min read


Beekeeping Businesses Overlook Funding Source
An apiculture management service provider is surprised more beekeepers are not tapping into government funding available for business...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 2, 20213 min read


Amberley’s Active AP2
Lindsay Moir has spent over 20 years as a hobbyist beekeeper, much of which time he has served as an AP2, as well as an active member of...
Maggie James
Nov 2, 20214 min read


Today’s Beekeeping Industry – an Insider’s View
As a queen breeder I get to speak directly with a lot of beekeepers throughout the country. Clearly there are some big changes happening...
Nick Milne
Nov 2, 20213 min read


Euthanasia and welfare of managed honey bee colonies
While euthanising hives is surely the most dispiriting aspect of a beekeeper’s work. It is a task which, at times, is unavoidable...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 2, 20212 min read


Rain, Queenlessness and Even a Little Bit of Honey
It’s been a minute, but our favourite foreign beekeeper, Anthony “The Irish Drone” Morgan, checks back in following a challenging second...
Anthony "The Irish Drone" Morgan
Nov 2, 20213 min read


Honey a Winner in UK Trade Deal
New Zealand honey exporters are among the biggest winners following news announced on October 20 that the New Zealand and United Kingdom...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Club Catch-Up: Locked-down, But Not Out
As Auckland moves towards three months of lockdown at level 3 or above, we check in with two of the biggest beekeeping clubs in the region t
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 30, 20213 min read


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Patrick Dawkins
Oct 4, 20211 min read


Significant Natural Area of Concern?
The issue of Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) and their pending increased implementation made headlines earlier this year, but beekeepers...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 3, 20217 min read
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