American Foulbrood: A Personal History
Hawke’s Bay apiarist John Berry reflects on his history with American foulbrood...
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Maggie James
- Aug 2
- 5 min
AFB Education and Self-Sufficiency Aspirations
Last month we met Murray and Heidi Rixon and explored their honey extraction setup and beekeeping operation. There's more to their work...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Simple Tasks Can Save AFB Management Agency Big
On a dreary winters day, when beekeepers’ body and minds are both far from hive work, there is a quick and easy task that anyone in New...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jun 2
- 13 min
Fire, Fury and a Whole Lot of Hot Air
It’s a New Zealand beekeeper’s worst nightmare – burning diseased hives or beekeeping equipment on a large scale. On May 14 Springbank...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jun 2
- 4 min
Editorial – New Zealand Beekeeping’s Taste of Modern Media
May 15, 6.29pm, and my cell phone pinged with a text message ‘Paddy and Laura. I hope you are ok with the latest bee-honey drama.’...
Patrick Dawkins
- Nov 1, 2023
- 5 min
Millions in Funding Moves AFB ‘Vaccine’ a Step Closer
The potential of an American foulbrood (AFB) preventative treatment or ‘vaccine’ for New Zealand beehives got another big step closer...
Patrick Dawkins
- Oct 1, 2023
- 5 min
A New Manager in Town
After five and a half years of stability at the head of the AFB Management Agency, September saw a new general manager take the reins...
Taylor Houston
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
AFB 'Vaccine’ Researchers Seek Beekeeper Input
Recently the ABAtE lab has been in full swing hunting down the final pieces of a 'phage cocktail to treat AFB, and now...
Frank Lindsay
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
Keep the AFB Dogs Research Alive – Your Help is Needed
Without funding, research into the viability of AFB sniffer dogs is likely to go by the wayside, but SNIBG are proposing a solution...
Patrick Dawkins
- Jul 3, 2022
- 6 min
Talking Points from a Science Symposium Growing in Popularity
A mix of detailed in-depth scientific presentation and more generalised discussion over beekeeping and industry matters hallmarked...
Patrick Dawkins
- Mar 31, 2022
- 8 min
AFB Elimination and the Tools at Hand
We take a deep dive into the tools and technologies available to try and reach AFB elimination...
Patrick Dawkins
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
NZBI to Launch Separate AFB Consultation
Unhappy with the timing of the AFB PMP Agency's consultation on the Plan, New Zealand Beekeeping Inc are launching a separate review...
Patrick Dawkins
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
Phage Research into AFB Prevention Gets Funding Boost
Research into the use of phages as a treatment against AFB has gained more funding, moving it a step closer to field trials...
Frank Lindsay
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
AFB Dogs Dilemma: A Step Towards a Solution
AFB detector dog research has hit a funding brick wall. Frank Lindsay outlines why and floats a potential solution...
Nigel Costley
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
AFB Dogs – Scepticism Warranted?
Former AFB recognition tutor Nigel Costley poses an "acid question" on the role of AFB dogs and their recent research...
Patrick Dawkins
- Feb 2, 2022
- 9 min
Passing the Sniff Test
Could the opportunity to better develop dogs as an AFB detection tool pass beekeepers and the Management Agency by?...
Patrick Dawkins
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Euthanasia and welfare of managed honey bee colonies
While euthanising hives is surely the most dispiriting aspect of a beekeeper’s work. It is a task which, at times, is unavoidable...
Drs Rachael Bonoan & Phil Starks
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Honey Bee’s Healthy Alternatives to Social Distancing
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY DNATURE As New Zealand continues to use lockdowns to combat Covid-19, this month our regular dive...
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