161 Years of NZ Beekeeping in The Blood: Symes Apiaries
John Syme spent all his working life as a beekeeper and, at 82, he still keeps his hand it. Quite simply, it's in the blood...
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Maggie James
Sep 2, 20224 min read
The Honey Bee’s Early Years in New Zealand
Following on from last month's dip into beekeeping history and the race to land hives in NZ, we follow the dispersal of honeybees around...
Maggie James
Aug 2, 20227 min read
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear: The Arrival of the European Honey Bee to NZ
While it may be commonly known that Mary Bumby was the first to introduce European honey bees to New Zealand...
Maggie James
Sep 1, 20217 min read
Innovative Blackball Beekeepers Thrive Despite Isolation
Meet a West Coast beekeeping operation born from a coalmining blacksmith's hive 97 years ago, to a now well-entrenched business.
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