There is probably none better placed to understand the dynamics behind a beekeeping co-operative or “collective” as Russell Marsh.

Meet a West Coast beekeeping operation born from a coalmining blacksmith's hive 97 years ago, to a now well-entrenched business.

For beekeepers flooding damage can range from apiaries disappearing in a flash, to silt-laden hives, or washouts and landslides causing...

Last month we detailed the manuka-focused sections of an enlightening conversation between three honey marketers from the Apiculture New...

The team at Trees for Bees explain that, while willows are excellent bee forage sources, they must be managed to prevent unwanted spread.

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY DNATURE As New Zealand continues to use lockdowns to combat Covid-19, this month our regular...

The final part in the series by PHIL EVANS, summarising Council’s requirements for keeping beehives in residential, urban areas.

Constraints on global freight and logistics and a booming market for steel have seen the cost of drums used for honey storage increase...

When it comes to the Franklin Beekeepers Club there is big membership base and a big area to cover, but now being better is the focus.

With nearly a third of all registered beekeepers taking part, New Zealand’s Colony Loss Survey is in a league of own...

Three beekeeper-scientists work closely with Pike Stahlmann-Brown in running the annual Colony Loss Survey. ..

Despite beekeepers voicing concerns for several years, varroa’s genetic resistance to miticide treatments in New Zealand has not yet been...