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”.
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Bruce Roscoe
Oct 310 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...
John Berry
Oct 37 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...
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 27 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
Aug 24 min read
Talking Points from Mānuka Orchard Open Day
Some of the most pressing issues facing beekeepers were presented and discussed at an open day hosted by Manuka Orchard, July 26...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 22 min read
Mānuka Health Ads Draw Ire
A social media advertising campaign from major mānuka honey producer, packer and exporter Mānuka Health which unfavourably compares...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 4, 20236 min read
Quarterly Honey Market Chat - February '23
A new section where honey buyers offer their commentary on the markets, and where honey producers and buyers can connect...
John Smart
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Price – It’s Not a Sustainable Unique Selling Point
Now, as much as ever, the issue of capturing maximum value for New Zealand’s range of honey varieties is front of industry discussions...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Growing Fruitful Clubs
Frances Beech is down to two hives now – a standard Langstroth and a 30-frame long-bar – where there once was 20...
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 2, 20229 min read
Honey Price Slump Shows No Quick Let Up
Beekeepers hoping for increases in honey prices offered up by buyers in the coming season were given little hope during a recent meeting...
Maggie James
Oct 1, 20226 min read
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...
Patrick Dawkins
Sep 2, 20225 min read
Nectar Analysis Project a World First, but Needs Beekeeper Support
Is there a more accurate way to define New Zealand’s – and potentially the World’s – honey varieties? Esteemed honeybee scientist Dr Mark...
Patrick Dawkins
Aug 2, 20222 min read
‘Beebot’ Implemented to Help Maximise Honey Value
Mānuka Orchard unveiled their new honey sales platform, which aims to link buyers from all over the world with Kiwi producers recently...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20225 min read
Egmont Honey Think Big, Offer Up Honey Contracts
“The 100,000 Hive Project” is what they are calling it. It’s ambitious, a little bit tongue-in-cheek, but a sign of Egmont Honey’s desire to
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20223 min read
Export Honey Volumes Declining
While the honey industry continues to work through several years of honey stores, MPI reports a reduction in the main method of moving it...
Phil Evans
Jul 3, 20225 min read
Honey Compliance an Achievable Challenge
When it comes to food safety, there is a road to a fully-compliant honey industry, believes Waikato beekeeper Phil Evans...
Patrick Dawkins
Jul 3, 20223 min read
AFB Detective’s Mystery Honey
Francis Proffit claimed top prize in the National Honey Awards club category for his “mystery” honey, but it's his work with AFB that...
Patrick Dawkins
May 1, 20225 min read
The Non-Compliance Conundrum
You might have seen it, unlabelled honey at the roadside stall or on the local Facebook market place...
Maggie James
May 1, 20223 min read
The National Honey Competition and Honey Profiling
We take a look at what goes into the search for New Zealand’s top honeys...
Maggie James
May 1, 20223 min read
Profiling the Honey Profiler – Alessandro Tarentini
From academia in Italy, to a Dutch research farm, then beekeeping in North America, we chart honey judge Alessandro Tarentini's journey...
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