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A Honey Industry in the Dark
Looming over a seriously depressed mānuka honey market is what has variously been described as a honey “oversupply’, “stockpile, “surplus”.
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 3, 202411 min read


The Honey in the Sheds, and the Sword of Damocles
While the New Zealand Honey industry bandies about vast ranges for potential honey inventory volumes, Bruce Roscoe explores how...
Bruce Roscoe
Oct 3, 202410 min read


Comvita’s Freeze Out Hits Honey Suppliers Hard
Where Comvita goes, many beekeepers go, and when they cancelled supply contracts with beekeepers in 2021-22 it sent some out of business...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 3, 20245 min read


Unique Kanuka Honey Testing Available This Summer
There will be a new honey testing lab opening its doors this summer, as The Experiment Company (TEC) moves its kanuka ( Kunzea ericoides...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 3, 20245 min read


John Berry on Honey Production
There’s nothing more important to the sustainability of most beekeeping operations than the ability to maximise honey production...
John Berry
Oct 3, 20248 min read


A COLOSS(al) One-on-One
We catch up with Col-Loss survey author Pike Stahlmann-Brown about what’s new in the 2024 survey and what he learned at the recent EurBee...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 2, 20244 min read


The Vulnerability of Comvita
If there is truth to the adage that the optimal time to make a securities investment is when there is blood on the streets, the shares of...
Bruce Roscoe
Oct 2, 20243 min read


Our Vegetarian Wasps
We know that bees, including honey bees, require protein to survive and thrive. But, does all that protein come from pollen?...
Dave Black
Oct 2, 20247 min read


Her Majesty
Seeing queen bees on the inside of her eyelids, rookie beekeeper Aimz checks in from the Bay of Plenty as the season ramps up...
Aimz
Oct 1, 20244 min read


Local Government Finance
There’s a lot to ‘sort out’ with local government at present, but Ian Fletcher takes his best shot – first diagnosing their ailment...
Ian Fletcher
Oct 1, 20244 min read


Talking Beekeeping in Whanganui
All the main talking points from The Beekeepers Conference 2024.
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 2, 20247 min read


Randy Oliver’s Greatest Hits
The experiences and expertise which Californian scientific-beekeeper Randy Oliver shared were the undoubted highlight of The Beekeepers...
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 2, 20247 min read
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