Recipe supplied by Maureen Conquer Honey brulee Ingredients: ▪ 3 egg yolks ▪ 2 tsp of mild liquid light coloured honey like clover, vipers bugloss or rātā ▪ 300mls cream or half cream/half milk ▪ 1 vanilla pod ▪ juice of 1/2 grapefruit ▪ warmed honey for topping Method: Set oven to [...]
Recipe supplied by Maureen Conquer Honey glazed carrots with fennel and pollen Ingredients: ▪ a bunch of baby carrots ▪ 1/2 bulb fresh fennel, reserve fennel greens ▪ a splash of olive oil ▪ 30g butter ▪ juice of 1/2 grapefruit ▪ a few segments of grapefruit (optional) ▪ 1/2 tsp grapefruit [...]
New Zealand’s bees and beekeepers are calling on Kiwis to ‘Bee a Hero’ this September, as the country celebrates Bee Aware Month. Bee Aware Month is an annual educational campaign organised by Apiculture New Zealand and supported by bee lovers across New Zealand. Apiculture New Zealand CEO Karin Kos explains there are two key [...]
New Zealand’s apiculture industry has embarked on a collective story-telling drive to educate ‘conscious foodie’ consumers offshore about its diverse range of native honey varieties. Apiculture New Zealand has joined forces with New Zealand Story to create a suite of compelling promotional material about lesser known honey varieties. Karin Kos, Chief Executive of Apiculture [...]
The Ministry for Primary Industries released its annual Apiculture Monitoring Programme Report for the 2018/19 season today, which confirms the New Zealand apiculture industry is still growing. The number of registered hives increased 4% on the previous season to 918,026 in June last year while the number of registered beekeeping businesses also increased, up [...]
New Zealand honey bees will be giving their beekeepers a buzz of thanks this World Bee Day on Wednesday 20th May. World Bee Day was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of the critical importance of bees, and other pollinators to the health of our planet and its people. While in many [...]
FAQs for COVID-19 Alert level 3 Do I need to register with MPI to operate under Alert Level 3? Answer: No. However, all businesses that are permitted to resume operations need to have a COVID-19 safety plan that sets out how they’ll operate safely. For businesses operating as an essential service under Alert Level [...]
Beekeeping operations under COVID-19 FAQs Last updated 18 August 2021 1. Can I still care for my beehives during Alert Level 4? Answer: Yes. Beekeeping is deemed an essential service. Travel to care for your animals, including bees, is allowed. Managing disease and preventing starvation are vital to ensure bee welfare and survival. Hives [...]
COVID-19 Alert Level 4 restrictions have impacted on the production of the April New Zealand BeeKeeper Journal. The safety of people remains ApiNZ’s top priority at this time and completing the production process would have compromised workers’ safety. For this reason, ApiNZ has stopped production. We will get the hard copy April Journals posted [...]
Since apiculture’s role as an essential service was confirmed, new issues have been raised this week on whether industry support services can still operate, whether MPI will be checking on registered businesses still operating and expectations for personnel traveling while at work. See answers to these concerns below: The MPI registration process has now [...]