Resident science writer Dave Black explores how beekeepers use sugar in New Zealand, from raw, to liquid, invert and even candy...

John Mackay has heard many anecdotes around varroa this season, and a new group will form to try and help answer some key questions...

Apiculture industry consultant and former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher gives his “Views from Outside the Apiary” – on the budget and economy.

Given only a matter of weeks to move their hives and with it their club headquarters, the Auckland Beekeepers Club were left scrambling...

Explore the mighty-May-collage of advertising deals, thanks to Apiarist's Advocate's advertisers – bringing New Zealand beekeepers free,...

You might have seen it, unlabelled honey at the roadside stall or on the local Facebook market place...

How should the apiculture industry move forward? A project to be soon undertaken by ApiNZ will look to answer that...

Ian Berry died recently, having played an integral role in beekeeping enterprise Arataki Honey. Son John reflects on Ian's beekeeping life.

We take a look around the sheds of the well-established Ashburton Apiaries and get an insight into their family business...

We take a look at what goes into the search for New Zealand’s top honeys...

From academia in Italy, to a Dutch research farm, then beekeeping in North America, we chart honey judge Alessandro Tarentini's journey...

Ensuring balance between family, his beekeeping business and the local bee club has been Nick Watkins' challenge since joining the club...