Recovering Costs of an AFB Infection Through the Disputes Tribunal
Imagine being forced to burn all of your beehives due to AFB infection. Then imagine having to do it again...
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Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Can Apiculture Meet the Need?
Inspired by a presentation from Meat the Need founder Wayne Langford, Raglan beekeepers Hannah & Rory O’Brien hope to support beekeepers...
Dave Black
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Sustainability – Where Are We Now?
“Sustainability” – there’s a lot of noise about the global movement these days, but how do beekeepers stack up when it comes to achieving...
John Mackay
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Are You Seeing Signs of Nosema in Your Hives?
As beekeepers we know how to pick AFB, but are you as clued up on the traits of the two nosemas? Spring Dwindling Disease can be devasta...
James Corson
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
The Tiger Sleeps
It’s “long-distance riding, bugs, eccentric people and … pure contentment” as we once again tag along with “Jesse” James Corson on his epic.
Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Dedicated to Club and Craft
John Trevena is a man dedicated to improving beekeeping knowledge, & recently communicating with fellow beekeepers got profoundly easier...
Ian Fletcher
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Public Sector Pay
How should we think about pay for nurses, teachers, or police? Former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher tries to answer that tricky question...
Maggie James
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
The Honey Bee’s Early Years in New Zealand
Following on from last month's dip into beekeeping history and the race to land hives in NZ, we follow the dispersal of honeybees around...
Patrick Dawkins
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Editorial: Beekeepers Should Make the Effort to Help Themselves
There are plenty of easy ways beekeepers can help themselves, so why are they not making the effort?
Patrick Dawkins
- Aug 6, 2022
- 1 min
October Promotions!
All this month's promotions from our supporters in one place... from beekeepers wanting your bees to those selling queens – and much more...
Patrick Dawkins
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
On the Front Line: Kiwi Expert Aids Aussie Varroa Response
Helping inform those on the ground at Australia's varroa incursion response HQ has been Kiwi varroa expert Michelle Taylor who recaps a...
John Berry
- Aug 2, 2022
- 9 min
Varroa: A Personal History
Like many Kiwi apiarists, John Berry has battled varroa for over 20 years now. This is his history, in his words with the honeybee parastite
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