Beehives
Multiple income streams flow from hill country farm
Diversification is the keyword for Mt Somers Station owners David and Kate Acland. As well as farming cross-bred sheep, beef cattle and deer on the 3800-hectare South Canterbury hill property, the… Audio
Multiple income streams flow from hill country farm
Diversification is the keyword for Mt Somers Station owners David and Kate Acland. As well as farming cross-bred sheep, beef cattle and deer on the 3800-hectare South Canterbury hill property, the…
AudioMan pleads not guilty to theft of beehives
A Bay of Plenty beekeeper has pleaded not guilty to the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of hives.
Beekeeper charged with stealing hundreds of thousands worth of hives
120 hives were recovered last week and 80 more were recovered early yesterday morning when a 46-year-old Bay of Plenty man was arrested in Northland. Audio
Beehive monitoring
Hivemind is a New Zealand company using sensors to measure things like the weight of the hive, temperature and bee movements in and out to help beekeepers keep an eye on what's happening in their… Audio, Gallery
Sticky Fingers
There's a gold rush in the honey industry. Returns for manuka honey have skyrocketed and bees are in hot demand. Hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of beehives and other beekeeping equipment is… Audio
Sticky Fingers
There's a gold rush in the honey industry. Returns for manuka honey have skyrocketed and bees are in hot demand. Hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of beehives and other beekeeping equipment is…
AudioPolice track down stolen bee hives in Northland
Police in Northland have had a major breakthrough in their hunt for thieves who've been stealing bee hives across the region. Audio
Northland hit by rise in beehive thefts
Valuable beehives are luring busy thieves in Northland. Audio
Making a buzz in Auckland
Aucklanders are being encouraged to create their own pollen hotels to help 160,000 hungry honey bees currently foraging for food in the CBD. Audio
Honeybees
Bee expert Mark Goodwin explains how a beehive works and the state of bees in NZ Audio
Honeybees
Bee expert Mark Goodwin explains how a beehive works and the state of bees in NZ
AudioSouthern Story for 17 May 2012 - Urban Bees
We get the buzz on the business of leasing beehives - in Picton with Sage Forest. Audio
Bees 17: Expansion
The Backyard Bee Team goes into expansion mode. After a bumper honey harvest last year, bee mentor David Carleton helps us move in a new hive. Audio
Bees 16: Varroa Treatment
Bee mentor David Carleton sorts out the hive for winter. Audio
Bees 13: Hive Check
After recent disasters affecting the backyard bee team are we ever going to get any honey? Audio
Bees 9: Trouble in the Hive
The queen bee's gone AWOL and taken thousands of workers with her! I got back for a relaxing few weeks away and checked the hive, sadly there were hardly any bees and no fresh eggs or larvae. It looks… Audio
Bees 8: pre-Christmas visit
The Backyard Bee team checks in with the hive before the Christmas break. I find out what my 50,000 bees will need over the holidays. Audio
Bees 7: Check-up
David Carleton and I are opening up the hive to check that our queen is alive and well and see how the bees are getting on with producing honey. Audio
Bees 6: Merging the Swarm
Frank Lindsay, who's a commercial beekeeper, drops round with the swarm he's been looking after and gets me to open my hive and merge the two colonies. The reason for merging the two colonies is to… Audio
