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Dave Black
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Sugar for the Bees
If you’re a beekeeper, you probably think about sugar a lot, whether you know it or not. We take a deep dive into sugar and the honey bee...


Patrick Dawkins
Mar 31, 20225 min read
Mānuka Orchard: Honey Services that Bear Fruit
ADVERTORIAL – The concept of Manuka Orchard was seeded nearly three years ago and ever since he has provided fruit for Kiwi beekeepers...


John Mackay
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Col Loss at a Glance…
John Mackay looks at the Colony Loss Survey results released recently and asks, should we be alarmed?...


Patrick Dawkins
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Advocate Offers Printed Bi-Annual – Order Now!
Apiarist's Advocate's founders introduce a new adaptation for readers' enjoyment...


Ian Fletcher
Mar 28, 20224 min read
How Should we Think About Ukraine?
How should we think about the war in Ukraine? The experienced and educated Ian Fletcher weighs in on "the end of post-WW2 settlement".


Patrick Dawkins
Mar 2, 20225 min read
Beekeepers Predict Average Honey Season
Indications are the 2021-22 honey season is shaping as an average yield. We check in with a wide range of beekeepers and get their "take"...


Patrick Dawkins
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Manuka Honey Team Regroups for UK Appeal
Those behind New Zealand's bid to gain exclusive use of the term "manuka honey" are set to appeal a recent UK ruling that set them back...


Maggie James
Mar 2, 20226 min read
Honey House Machinery – Brand New to Over a Century Old
Take a closer look at the wide range of new and repurposed honey house equipment owned by the innovative Greta Valley Honey...

Frank Lindsay
Mar 2, 20223 min read
AFB Dogs Dilemma: A Step Towards a Solution
AFB detector dog research has hit a funding brick wall. Frank Lindsay outlines why and floats a potential solution...

Patrick Dawkins
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Varroa Diaries: Flanders & Moffett – A Numbers Game
We learn how one Hawke's Bay business is playing the numbers game to control varroa, by limiting brood boxes and hives per apiary...


Darren Bainbridge
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Honey Sales – Branding Matters
So, you are trying to sell your honey crop ... MyApiary's Darren Bainbridge has some tips in this month's Management Matters column...


Patrick Dawkins
Mar 2, 20223 min read
RMP Audit Training Now “Mandatory”
Questions raised over the need for mandatory training for beekeepers to reduce RMP audit frequency.
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