Establishing the willingness of beekeepers to commit a regular supply of honey for bulk export to an offshore joint venture partner is...

CLUB CATCH-UP: BROUGHT TO YOU BY HIVE WORLD NZ Kiwi farmers have a reputation for being too insular with problems faced either personally...

From English language teacher, to beekeeper and now senior auditor at AsureQuality, Ilona Hart’s career has had some pivots. Nigel...

By John Mackay UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY dnature The perfect storm of increasing varroa pressures, concerns of resistance...

Following six years of Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) investigation, through Landcare Research’s Colony Loss Survey which...

By Stephanie Sopow (Scion), Dr Trevor Jones (NZ Poplar and Willow Trust), Drs Linda Newstrom-Lloyd and Angus McPherson (Trees for Bees...

Last month a trip to visit Glasson Apiaries in Blackball on the West Coast proved popular with readers. So, this month, Maggie James...

The decision to install a solar hot water system on his honey house was made long before going eco-friendly was in vogue, but it has well...

Beekeepers, or want-to-be-beekeepers, aged between 17 and 22 years-of-age are being encouraged to put their name forward for the annual...

A full run down of the promotions in September's Apiarist's Advocate...

An idea to help alleviate New Zealand’s honey supply and demand imbalance has been met with a wide range of reaction, from optimism to...

Manuka marketing expert Phil Caskey offers his opinion on the concept of a collective of honey suppliers partnering with an offshore packer