American Foulbrood: A Personal History
Hawke’s Bay apiarist John Berry reflects on his history with American foulbrood...
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Maggie James
Aug 25 min read
AFB Education and Self-Sufficiency Aspirations
Last month we met Murray and Heidi Rixon and explored their honey extraction setup and beekeeping operation. There's more to their work...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 13 min read
Simple Tasks Can Save AFB Management Agency Big
On a dreary winters day, when beekeepers’ body and minds are both far from hive work, there is a quick and easy task that anyone in New...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 213 min read
Fire, Fury and a Whole Lot of Hot Air
It’s a New Zealand beekeeper’s worst nightmare – burning diseased hives or beekeeping equipment on a large scale. On May 14 Springbank...
Patrick Dawkins
Jun 24 min read
Editorial – New Zealand Beekeeping’s Taste of Modern Media
May 15, 6.29pm, and my cell phone pinged with a text message ‘Paddy and Laura. I hope you are ok with the latest bee-honey drama.’...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 1, 20235 min read
Millions in Funding Moves AFB ‘Vaccine’ a Step Closer
The potential of an American foulbrood (AFB) preventative treatment or ‘vaccine’ for New Zealand beehives got another big step closer...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 1, 20235 min read
A New Manager in Town
After five and a half years of stability at the head of the AFB Management Agency, September saw a new general manager take the reins...
Taylor Houston
Nov 2, 20224 min read
AFB 'Vaccine’ Researchers Seek Beekeeper Input
Recently the ABAtE lab has been in full swing hunting down the final pieces of a 'phage cocktail to treat AFB, and now...
Frank Lindsay
Oct 1, 20223 min read
Keep the AFB Dogs Research Alive – Your Help is Needed
Without funding, research into the viability of AFB sniffer dogs is likely to go by the wayside, but SNIBG are proposing a solution...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20226 min read
Talking Points from a Science Symposium Growing in Popularity
A mix of detailed in-depth scientific presentation and more generalised discussion over beekeeping and industry matters hallmarked...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 31, 20228 min read
AFB Elimination and the Tools at Hand
We take a deep dive into the tools and technologies available to try and reach AFB elimination...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 31, 20223 min read
NZBI to Launch Separate AFB Consultation
Unhappy with the timing of the AFB PMP Agency's consultation on the Plan, New Zealand Beekeeping Inc are launching a separate review...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Phage Research into AFB Prevention Gets Funding Boost
Research into the use of phages as a treatment against AFB has gained more funding, moving it a step closer to field trials...
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...
Nigel Costley
Feb 26, 20221 min read
AFB Dogs – Scepticism Warranted?
Former AFB recognition tutor Nigel Costley poses an "acid question" on the role of AFB dogs and their recent research...
Patrick Dawkins
Feb 2, 20229 min read
Passing the Sniff Test
Could the opportunity to better develop dogs as an AFB detection tool pass beekeepers and the Management Agency by?...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Euthanasia and welfare of managed honey bee colonies
While euthanising hives is surely the most dispiriting aspect of a beekeeper’s work. It is a task which, at times, is unavoidable...
Drs Rachael Bonoan & Phil Starks
Sep 1, 20214 min read
Honey Bee’s Healthy Alternatives to Social Distancing
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY DNATURE As New Zealand continues to use lockdowns to combat Covid-19, this month our regular dive...
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