Auckland beekeeper Carol Downer recounts a beekeeping jaunt to England and Ireland resulting in a run-in with a charming Irish border agent.

Two beekeepers received an extra surprise under their tree this Christmas...

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With a 16% tariff on Kiwi honey set to be removed when a NZ-UK free trade agreement comes into force, we ask, who will see the benefit?...

For palynologist Dr Katherine Holt the stories a pollen grain can tell exert an endless fascination...

An invention out of Sweden hopes to make the task of counting mites and interpreting the data easier – by using artificial intelligence...

With the dawning of a new millennium came the dawning of a hobby that for Carol Downer has led to hours in the beehives and much more...

Management Matters – a new series tackling beekeeping and business management, thanks to the expertise of the team at MyApiary...

Being able to kill or reduce the fecundity of varroa mites “under the cap” is crucial to reducing mite loadings long-term...

Apiculture industry consultant and former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher gives his monthly “Views from Outside the Apiary” as a...

Apiarists come in all shapes and sizes, ages and stages of life, and the Nelson Beekeeping Club’s membership personifies that...

Apiarist’s Advocate, along with some of our core advertising supporters, would like to say merry Christmas to our readers by offering up...