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Discussion Days Takeaways
From trying to shape better industry representation, to AFB management, pollination importance, even tips on running your extraction...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 2, 20245 min read


Honey Strategy to Take Centre Stage at Hamilton Summit
Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) and the Unique Mānuka Factor Honey Association (UMFHA) will be hosting a one-day Industry Summit for...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 2, 20244 min read


Honey, We Need to Listen
We unearth a study into the New Zealand honey industry from 2021 that could provide valuable insight into beekeeper thinking...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 2, 20243 min read


Chapter 1: Home to Help
We meet new contributor 'Aimz' who, in her mid-30s, returns home to the family beekeeping business to take up the hive tool for the first...
Aimz
Jun 2, 20243 min read


NZ Beeswax Hamilton Open Day to Compliment June Events
New Zealand Beeswax are adding to the education on offer in Hamilton this month, with an invite to beekeepers to attend their Free Open Day.
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 2, 20242 min read


Beekeeper Wellbeing: Financial Aspects
Subjective wellbeing of New Zealand beekeepers was empirically measured for the first time in the 2023 Colony Loss Survey, with the...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 2, 20244 min read


Hill Labs’ Honey Testing Journey: Advancing Quality and Innovation
We detail the honey testing journey of the proudly Kiwi-owned Hill Labs and how they are continuing to invest in helping New Zealand honey.
Meghan Stannett
Jun 2, 20242 min read


Limited Registrations Remain for Science Symposium 2024
It’s a new venue, but a similar, successful format for the 5th iteration of the annual New Zealand Honey Bee Research Symposium...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 2, 20242 min read


The Treasure of the Humble
Why do queen bees mate with so many drones? How does the colony decide what drones to evict? And, while we are at it, why are there drones.
Dave Black
Jun 2, 20245 min read


We Have No Money, So We Shall Have to Think Instead
With New Zealand's books in the red, and a global economy throwing up serious challenges, Ian Fletcher puts on his thinking cap...
Ian Fletcher
Jun 2, 20244 min read


The California Bee Broker – Bringing Bees and Orchards Together
The mass migration of hives across America to California each spring is a thing of logistical wonder. We jump on a plane to visit California
Patrick Dawkins
May 1, 202410 min read


A Mānuka Honey Mission
Recently UMFHA decisions makers Tony Wright and Campbell Naish travelled to key mānuka honey markets around the globe. From New York, to...
Tony Wright
May 1, 20244 min read
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