Why should beekeepers support the proposed new industry group? New Zealand’s looming diesel and petrol shortage, alongside a continuing major biosecurity incursion, is making it clear that beekeepers need effective leadership now, and will surely need it in the future too if their livelihoods are to be protected. ApiNZ chief executive Karin Kos has fronted apiculture’s advocacy for the 10 years of the industry-good group’s existence and stresses the need for sound representat