Now an established fixture on the events calendar for the apiculture industry, the 6th New Zealand Honey Bee Research Symposium in Wellington on August 28 not only detailed the latest in research in all things honey bees and related fields, but saw discussion on how to fund ongoing work.

Citing a need for greater collaboration and coordination among honey researchers, Dr Meghan Grainger of University of Waikato has relaunched the Honey Research Unit (HRU) founded by the late Dr Peter Molan at the institute.

The experiences and expertise which Californian scientific-beekeeper Randy Oliver shared were the undoubted highlight of The Beekeepers...

It’s a new venue, but a similar, successful format for the 5th iteration of the annual New Zealand Honey Bee Research Symposium...