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The experiences and expertise which Californian scientific-beekeeper Randy Oliver shared were the undoubted highlight of The Beekeepers...
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Patrick Dawkins
Jul 12 min read
Randy Oliver to Jet in for Three-Day Beekeeping Conference
Beekeepers need a good get together every winter, and they certainly need any help they can get controlling varroa mites, say organisers...
Patrick Dawkins
Nov 1, 20234 min read
When Varroa Arrived
We look back on the early years of varroa in New Zealand with Jane Lorimer. The Waikato beekeeper was a fresh face on the NBA executive at..
Patrick Dawkins
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Aussies Throw in the Towel on Varroa Eradication
Despite a bill of AUD$132 million and more than 30,000 hives euthanised, Australia’s 15-month fight to eradicate Varroa destructor from...
Sebastian Owen
Oct 1, 20234 min read
Varroa – A Warning from Experience in the Northern Hemisphere
In the third and final article of his series, Sebastian Owen discusses the development of resistance in varroa mites and explains what...
Dave Black
Oct 1, 20234 min read
A Very Special Honey(bee)…
Science writer Dave Black explores varroa sensitive hygiene, explaining what it is, how it is measured, and learning of research in our...
Nick Taylor
Sep 1, 20234 min read
Varroa: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire – Tips from a Supplier
NZ Beeswax general manager Nick Taylor assesses the beekeeping landscape and provides some timely advice for controlling varroa...
Dave Black
Aug 1, 20236 min read
Engineering Solutions
How is genetic engineering assisting beekeeping science? How could it? This month science writer Dave Black tackles genetic modification...
Patrick Dawkins
Aug 2, 20224 min read
On the Front Line: Kiwi Expert Aids Aussie Varroa Response
Helping inform those on the ground at Australia's varroa incursion response HQ has been Kiwi varroa expert Michelle Taylor who recaps a...
John Berry
Aug 2, 20229 min read
Varroa: A Personal History
Like many Kiwi apiarists, John Berry has battled varroa for over 20 years now. This is his history, in his words with the honeybee parastite
John Mackay
Aug 2, 20223 min read
Promising Varroa Research
Lithium? CO2? John Mackay shares some intriguing varroa research in his monthly Under the Microscope column...
Nick Taylor
Aug 2, 20224 min read
Set up to Succeed with Your Varroa Treatments – Tips from a Supplier
If you are feeling like varroa is getting a little bit tougher to manage every year, you are not alone, says NZ Beeswax's general manager...
James Corson
Aug 2, 20223 min read
Fruitless Fall and the Third F
“Jesse” James Corson, better known for the keeping of bees in Canterbury, continues to take us along on his epic motorbike trip...
John Mackay
Jun 1, 20222 min read
What is happening with Varroa in New Zealand?
John Mackay has heard many anecdotes around varroa this season, and a new group will form to try and help answer some key questions...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Varroa Diaries: Damage Likely Lessened This Autumn
This time last year beehives were dying in much larger numbers than usual in several North Island regions. So, what's the situation now?...
John Mackay
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Col Loss at a Glance…
John Mackay looks at the Colony Loss Survey results released recently and asks, should we be alarmed?...
Patrick Dawkins
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Varroa Diaries: Flanders & Moffett – A Numbers Game
We learn how one Hawke's Bay business is playing the numbers game to control varroa, by limiting brood boxes and hives per apiary...
Patrick Dawkins
Feb 2, 20223 min read
Varroa Diaries: Gazzabee Honey – Five Treatments a Year
We begin a new series of stories cataloguing beekeepers’ efforts to best manage varroa in their hives. First up, Gazzabees Honey...
Andrew Stratford
Feb 2, 20223 min read
Queens and Varroa Control - We have an open window NOW
If you’re procrastinating or tired from a busy season, you may need to act fast, warns Andrew Stratford in this month's Management Matters..
John Mackay
Jan 2, 20223 min read
Under the Microscope: Mitigating Varroa
This month, we look at some new pieces of work on ways of potentially mitigating some of the effects of varroa...
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