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Fullfilling a firefighting dream
HEALTH AND SAFETY. By Karen Allan. Full-time commercial beekeeper Paula Stapleton moved from Ireland to New Zealand with her husband and three children 14 years ago. Two years ago she finally realised...
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Beekeeping in high fire risk conditions
HEALTH AND SAFETY. Apiculture New Zealand and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ). The wildfire risk around the country is currently quite variable. There have been unseasonably warm temperatures,...
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US Election result creates export uncertainty
MARKET UPDATE. By Phil Edmonds, Apiculture New Zealand Eyes are on the USA trade policy settings as honey exporters look to anticipate demand in the year ahead. New Zealand honey exports for 2024 will...
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Know your market: China
MARKET. By Karen Allan. In the first in a series of articles about New Zealand’s major honey export markets, we take a look at China, including recent research from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise...
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Working together for plant and pollinator safety
BEE HEALTH. While trying to protect crops from pests, New Zealand Avocado has been working with ApiNZ to ensure safe use of pesticides that won’t harm their top pollinators—honey bees. Karen Allan...
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Managing varroa on the Australian front
BIOSECURITY After holding off the varroa mite for much longer than most beekeeping nations, Australian defences were finally breached by the invasive pest in June 2022. Apiculture New Zealand...
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Stepping up plans for more sustainable industry
EDITORIAL By Karin Kos, CE of Apiculture New Zealand and Tony Wright, CE of the Unique Mānuka Honey Factor Association (UMFHA). Welcome to the summer edition of The New Zealand BeeKeeper journal. After...
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How do NZ honeys taste to consumers?
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH Roger Harker1, Sara R. Jaeger2, Christina Roigard1, Sok L. Chheang1, David Jin1, Virginia Corrigan1, John van Klink1, Aaron McCallion3, Wally Tangohau4 Consumer perceptions and...
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Time to reflect and reset
EDITORIAL Karin Kos, Apiculture New Zealand Chief Executive Welcome to the Autumn edition of The New Zealand BeeKeeper journal. As the 2024/25 season comes to an end, beekeepers will be looking forward...
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New market opportunity: India
MARKET Karen Allan, Apiculture New Zealand Communications Coordinator Apiculture advocates who accompanied Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on his recent trip to India see the world’s most populous...
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