INDUSTRY NEWS
New Scholarship in Beekeeping launched
Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) recently launched a new youth scholarship in beekeeping aimed at encouraging young New Zealanders who wish to take up a career in the industry and undertake training that supports best [...]
Apiculture New Zealand asks industry to vote on the introduction of a commodity levy
Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) is now consulting with the apiculture sector on the introduction of a commodity levy to help manage and leverage rapid industry growth. Chief Executive, Karin Kos, today announced details of [...]
Celebrating World Bee Day
Apiculture New Zealand is excited to be a part of the first annual World Bee Day, which will take place on 20 May 2018. The United Nations declared the date as World Bee Day [...]
New Zealand’s annual honey bee colony survey shows low-to-average colony loss for third year in a row
The latest Bee Colony Loss Survey Report shows New Zealand continues to maintain low to average colony loss rates compared to international results. “Just under 10 per cent of colonies were lost in New [...]
Poor weather conditions hit New Zealand’s honey volumes for the 2017 season
Poor weather conditions over the 2016/17 honey harvest season were some of the most challenging experienced by New Zealand beekeepers in the last five years, resulting in one of the lowest honey crops since [...]
Apiculture NZ welcomes Government’s revised science definition of mānuka honey
Apiculture New Zealand welcomes the Ministry for Primary Industries’ decision to adjust its mānuka honey science definition for multifloral honey. “We’re pleased that MPI has listened to industry and delivered a definition that ensures [...]