Bees
Big reward offered as bee colonies stolen
A Manuka honey company is offering a $20,000 reward for information on stolen bee colonies.
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 lack sting on hive crime, beekeeper says
A Northland beekeeper who says he had hundreds of hives poisoned and others stolen has accused police of failing to take action.
Pesticide bad news for bee learning and memory
Chemists and zoologists have teamed up to investigate the impact of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on bee learning and memory Audio
Pesticide bad news for bee learning and memory
Chemists and zoologists have teamed up to investigate the impact of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on bee learning and memory
AudioElectric bumblebees
Bumblebees can sense electric fields generated by flowers, and are using these electrical signals as a navigational aid to distinguish between different flowers as they buzz around gathering pollen… Audio
Using honey bees to uncover the mysteries of anaesthesia-induced jetlag
New research is being presented today on how to avoid jet lag like symptoms for patients who've been under anaesthetic. The researchers used honey bees to uncover some of the mystery of… Audio
'Manuka Madness' - the lust for liquid gold
A long-time Northland beekeeper suspects hundreds of his hives have been deliberately poisoned because of 'manuka madness' -- a turf war over lucrative manuka honey. Audio
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'.
NZ needs to refocus on pollination - beekeepers
High honey prices are pulling more people away from pollinating orchards and crops, which could cost the agricultural industry millions of dollars, beekeepers say.
Honeybee health hit by high hive levels
The National Beekeepers Association is warning that a surge of newcomers to the industry is resulting in too many hives placed too close together.
More pesticides research needed - bee scientist
Research showing a pesticide called chlorpyrifos could threaten honeybees is unsurprising and shows a need for wider research, a honeybee scientists says.
Amelia Dunbar and Emma Newborn: bitches and woolsheds
Creators of the hit touring show The Bitches' Box, who are acting as dogs again in the new show, Sons of a Bitch, which tours to 19 woolsheds throughout the South Island in April, alongside… Audio
Sleepy Bees - Elodie Urlacher
Could even very small doses of a common pesticide be harming honeybees? New research from University of Otago scientists shows bees suffer learning and memory problems after being exposed to very… Audio
Deadly bee disease established in NZ
A deadly bee disease blamed for wiping out hives around the world is already established on two properties in New Zealand.
Country Life Summer Edition Saturday, January 16, 2016
A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Sovrano Limoncello, A Photographer Like Alice and Golden Memories Audio
Country Life Summer Edition Saturday, January 16, 2016
A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Sovrano Limoncello, A Photographer Like Alice and Golden Memories
AudioYoung Scientist: Jessica Russell
There are international concerns about the world's dwindling bee population. Here in New Zealand the varoa mite has decimated numbers in parts of the country, and that's far from the only threat to… Audio
Map reveals dwindling wild bee population
The first national map of bee populations in the United States has revealed some worrying information. Audio
