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Chalkbrood – a Growing Problem
Great Barrier Island beekeeper Colin McLean details his growing concerns at chalkbrood in his beehives, and what he is doing to combat...
Colin McLean
Feb 13 min read


Let’s Strive for Integrity and Transparency
Great Barrier Island beekeeper Colin McLean assess the Honey Industry Strategy, and the state of the beekeeping industry...
Colin McLean
Sep 1, 20243 min read


What’s the Story?
Veteran beekeeper Roger Bray examines the "story" behind a jar of honey, and how he believes it is being undermined by additives...
Roger Bray
May 1, 20243 min read


Unlocking the Potential of Your Beekeeping Business: Building Value and Living Your Dream Lifestyle
I see this a lot: very knowledgeable operators with decades of experience, hundreds of hives, maybe even a few thousand, extraction plant...
Darren Bainbridge
Mar 29, 20244 min read


Dealing with MPI – A Small Business Perspective
Few of us would dispute that our industry is going through difficult times. No matter where we sit in the supply chain...
Billy Mulcare
Sep 1, 20234 min read


Overstocking
John Berry explains what effect overstocking with beehives has on bees, how to best manage against the threats and who is to blame...
John Berry
Aug 1, 20237 min read


Why Can't We Move Away from a Jar of Mānuka Honey?
The honey industry and, more specifically, mānuka honey is certainly a sticky hot mess right now; with the latest result...
Sri Govindaraju
Jul 3, 20234 min read


Time for AFB Agency to Cost-Analyse New Tech
Wairarapa beekeeper and ApiNZ board member Stu Ferguson is an innovator, and has been thinking over a new plan for tackling AFB...
Stu Ferguson
Jan 31, 20234 min read


Price – It’s Not a Sustainable Unique Selling Point
Now, as much as ever, the issue of capturing maximum value for New Zealand’s range of honey varieties is front of industry discussions...
John Smart
Nov 3, 20222 min read


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...
Frank Lindsay
Oct 1, 20223 min read


AFB Dogs – Scepticism Warranted?
Former AFB recognition tutor Nigel Costley poses an "acid question" on the role of AFB dogs and their recent research...
Nigel Costley
Feb 26, 20221 min read


Today’s Beekeeping Industry – an Insider’s View
As a queen breeder I get to speak directly with a lot of beekeepers throughout the country. Clearly there are some big changes happening...
Nick Milne
Nov 2, 20213 min read


Bee Welfare Code – a Marketer’s Tick-Box, or More?
Following six years of Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) investigation, through Landcare Research’s Colony Loss Survey which...
Roger Bray
Oct 3, 20213 min read


Collective Constraint Needed to Reduce Risk
Manuka marketing expert Phil Caskey offers his opinion on the concept of a collective of honey suppliers partnering with an offshore packer
Phil Caskey
Sep 1, 20213 min read


Exploring the Dynamics of a Honey Co-op
There is probably none better placed to understand the dynamics behind a beekeeping co-operative or “collective” as Russell Marsh.
Russell Marsh
Sep 1, 20215 min read


Exploring the Alternative – building sustainable market opportunities
With honey stacking up inside beekeepers’ sheds all around New Zealand, experienced honey exporter JOHN HARTNELL offers a potential solution
John Hartnell
Aug 3, 20214 min read
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