With a Chinese naval fleet undertaking live firing in the Tasman Sea, former head of New Zealand’s security bureau Ian Fletcher explains...

I went out specifically to poison a wasp nest on a friend’s place today. I was hoping to get some live-action photos to go with this...

It’s getting to that time of year – when robbing bees become far more common. You surely haven’t had time in a ‘robby’ apiary to divert...

This month Maggie James visits the 1500ha Otago farm of Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, the home of Betta Bees. There she talks...

A short note in time for the shortest month, an ode to ‘little’. After all, my occupation is one of farming tiny livestock, a manipulator...

Beekeepers from many regions of New Zealand are reporting a season of two distinct halves...

Looming in February are votes crucial to the existence and roles of industry groups UMFHA and ApiNZ as a seismic shift in honey industry...

Two beekeepers who were among the group of six who first sat around a table and coined the association that is now UMF share their thoughts

As gears are stepped down in honey production and extraction winds up, some business owners will be steeling themselves to farewell a pro...

Bees are livestock. Like all forms of livestock, they have been subject to selective pressure for a very long time...

There’s a lot going on in a honey bee nest but, if we ignore the actual activity, even with a casual glance the nest construction itself...

BOP beekeeper Aimz buzzes in with her latest update - Waxed.