[foogallery id="23866"] Bee Aware Month 2018 was a hive of activity, with events and activities happening all over the country to celebrate our Kiwi bees. Our Schools’ Build a Hive Competition 2018 was a great success with colourful and creative entries coming in from all over New Zealand. The team at ApiNZ had a [...]
Schools across New Zealand were buzzing in September as students created colourful and innovative hives for the Bee Aware Month 2018 Build a Hive Competition.Seventeen schools registered and the team at ApiNZ had a tough task judging these entries, but we eventually found our winners.Mahora School in Hastings took out first place, with their diverse [...]
Photo by Bruce Barnard Ralph and Jody Mitchell own the award-winning business Kaimai Range Honey and provide pollination services for kiwifruit in the Bay of Plenty. How long have you been keeping bees for? About 20 years, but 14 years as our own company, Kaimai Range Honey. Can you tell me a little background [...]
It was a tough decision, but we're pleased to announce the winners of the Bee Aware Month Schools Digital Art Competition 2017! The winners are: 1st - Esther B., Spotswood Primary School 2nd - Nixon P., St Patrick's School Greymouth 3rd - Malo A. and William C., Wainui Beach School Each winning school will receive [...]
Photo from Apiculture New Zealand John Burnet is a hobbyist beekeeper and has been a Wellington Beekeepers Association committee member for over 20 years. How long have you been keeping bees? About 30 years. One of my team transferred to Auckland and was looking for someone to take over his two hives. I offered [...]
Throughout the month we're sharing ApiNZ member & trained chef Maureen Conquer's delicious recipes here. We also welcome you to share your favourite recipes using honey, bee products and/or pollinated foods, tagging us on Facebook and using the hashtag #beewarenz17! To see all recipes, go to Cooking with Honey. Honey and Miso Salmon This recipe [...]
Throughout the month we're sharing ApiNZ member & trained chef Maureen Conquer's delicious recipes here. We also welcome you to share your favourite recipes using honey, bee products and/or pollinated foods, tagging us on Facebook and using the hashtag #beewarenz17! To see all recipes, go to Cooking with Honey. Honey Brûlée Honey can be used [...]
Photo credit: Robyn Edie You may have heard of Madi, Kaycee and Sophie - three young Southland students who have created an award-winning app to help bees. You can check out a prototype of their app here. The next step for the girls is to work hard on tidying up their prototype and taking [...]
As you probably know by now, one of the best ways the public can help bees is by planting bee-friendly plants in both urban and rural spaces. Luckily, there's a wealth of resources out there to help you choose the best plants to suit your environment and feed our bee-loved pollinators. We've gathered some [...]
Throughout the month we're sharing ApiNZ member & trained chef Maureen Conquer's delicious recipes here. We also welcome you to share your favourite recipes using honey, bee products and/or pollinated foods, tagging us on Facebook and using the hashtag #beewarenz17! To see all recipes, go to Cooking with Honey. Pickled Onions with Honey 4 cups [...]