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...
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Roger Bray
May 13 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...
Darren Bainbridge
Mar 294 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...
Billy Mulcare
Sep 1, 20234 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...
John Berry
Aug 1, 20237 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...
Sri Govindaraju
Jul 3, 20234 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...
Stu Ferguson
Jan 31, 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...
John Smart
Nov 3, 20222 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...
Frank Lindsay
Oct 1, 20223 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...
Nigel Costley
Feb 26, 20221 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...
Nick Milne
Nov 2, 20213 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...
Roger Bray
Oct 3, 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...
Phil Caskey
Sep 1, 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
Russell Marsh
Sep 1, 20215 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.
John Hartnell
Aug 3, 20214 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
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