Beekeeping
Tongan farmers get bee keeping boost
David Cramp is an expert on bees and bee science and has pioneered the use of drones and digital mapping technology in aspects of bee research. He's now set to share his gift in Tonga as a beekeeping… Audio
Trees, bees and a nice cold cider, please
Jason Prior is a beekeeper who produces up to 60 tonnes of honey a year, has a nursery that sells trees bees love and is about to plant 1000 cider apple trees. Audio, Gallery
Trees, bees and a nice cold cider, please
Jason Prior is a beekeeper who produces up to 60 tonnes of honey a year, has a nursery that sells trees bees love and is about to plant 1000 cider apple trees.
AudioBooming beekeeping profession creating a buzz
Beekeeping is being hailed as the country's new goldrush - so much so that the industry is now on the skills shortage list. Audio
Funds run dry for beekeeper working to eliminate deadly parasite
A West Coast beekeeper says his bees are resistant to the varroa mite but that decades worth of work may be lost unless he can urgently pull together enough money to keep his business running.
Too many bees prompt fears beekeepers will go bust
The jump in the popularity and price of manuka honey in recent years has meant a boom in production, prompting beekeepers to warn that some are at risk of going bust. Audio
A hive of activity behind prison walls
This week, four inmates from Auckland's Paremoremo prison will graduate with a certificate in apiculture, or beekeeping. Their teacher is Brian Alexander – a volunteer and veteran bee-whisperer. Audio, Gallery
Honey producers abuzz over promising harvest
A bumper honey harvest is on the cards, according to Apiculture New Zealand, but more dry weather is raising concerns.
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
Beekeeper arrested after mass hive thefts
Police have arrested a beekeeper in relation to the theft of nearly $200,000 worth of beehives in the Bay of Plenty.
Bugging Bees
Huw Evans logs into his beehives in Italy and the UK from where ever he is in the world. He can tell whether the bees have made honey, whether the queen's laying eggs or whether someone's pushed the… Audio
Bugging Bees
Huw Evans logs into his beehives in Italy and the UK from where ever he is in the world. He can tell whether the bees have made honey, whether the queen's laying eggs or whether someone's pushed the…
AudioNZ's bee population is buzzing - industry
New Zealand's honey bee population is growing rapidly, says Apiculture NZ - despite a study which says it's declining.
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…
AudioDeath 'worst case scenario' from hives near roads
People dying was the worst case scenario of beehives being put too close to busy roads, the National Beekeepers Association says.
Manuka 'madness' drove hive poisoning - beekeeper
A Northland beekeeper says 400 of his hives were deliberately poisoned because of fierce competition driving the manuka honey industry to 'madness'.
Beekeeper suspects poisoning of 300 hives
A beekeeper in Northland has lost at least 300 hives in what he suspects is a deliberate poisoning.
Land wars loom over manuka honey
Smaller-scale beekeepers are worried about losing land for hives to those with bigger chequebooks. Audio
New Zealand's first national bee health survey
Bees are in trouble and to get a better idea of might be contributing to colony loses, Landcare Research is calling on beekeepers to help with a national survey. Audio
