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UMF ‘No’ Vote Makes for Uncertain Future
A spanner of gigantic proportions was thrown into the works of beekeeping and honey industry bodies UMF Honey Association and Apiculture NZ
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 46 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
Jun 2, 20244 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...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 1, 20235 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...
Frank Lindsay
Oct 1, 20223 min read


Beekeeper’s Day Out Coming to Waikato
New Zealand Beekeeping Inc are hoping it’s ‘third time lucky’ on Saturday August 20, with a Beekeeper’s Day Out Seminar scheduled in the Wai
Patrick Dawkins
Aug 2, 20222 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, 20228 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, 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...
Frank Lindsay
Mar 2, 20223 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...
Nigel Costley
Feb 26, 20221 min read


Amberley’s Active AP2
Lindsay Moir has spent over 20 years as a hobbyist beekeeper, much of which time he has served as an AP2, as well as an active member of...
Maggie James
Nov 2, 20214 min read
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