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A Geography Lesson
With a Chinese naval fleet undertaking live firing in the Tasman Sea, former head of New Zealand’s security bureau Ian Fletcher explains...
Ian Fletcher
Mar 45 min read


John Berry on Wasps
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...
John Berry
Mar 47 min read


Daylight Robbery
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...
Dave Black
Mar 46 min read


A Visit to Betta Bees
This month Maggie James visits the 1500ha Otago farm of Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, the home of Betta Bees. There she talks...
Maggie James
Mar 48 min read


Short n’ Sweet
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...
Aimz
Mar 43 min read


A Honey Season of Two Halves
Beekeepers from many regions of New Zealand are reporting a season of two distinct halves...
Patrick Dawkins
Feb 38 min read


Going to the Vote
Looming in February are votes crucial to the existence and roles of industry groups UMFHA and ApiNZ as a seismic shift in honey industry...
Patrick Dawkins
Feb 15 min read


Mānuka Honey Founders Reinforce the Need for Higher Standards
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
Patrick Dawkins
Feb 13 min read


A Guide to Realising Hidden Value in Selling a Honey Business
As gears are stepped down in honey production and extraction winds up, some business owners will be steeling themselves to farewell a pro...
Bruce Roscoe
Feb 17 min read


John Berry on Breeder Selection
Bees are livestock. Like all forms of livestock, they have been subject to selective pressure for a very long time...
John Berry
Feb 16 min read


A Tower of Babble
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...
Dave Black
Feb 17 min read


Waxed
BOP beekeeper Aimz buzzes in with her latest update - Waxed.
Aimz
Feb 13 min read
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