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Colony losses plateau at similar level to last year
31 March 2023 Colony losses plateau at similar level to last year New Zealand beekeepers once again reported that the Varroa destructor mite is the most common reason for overwintering hive losses, according to [...]
Scholarship opens up opportunities for ambitious young beekeeper
31 January 2023 Scholarship opens up opportunities for ambitious young beekeeper Canterbury-based Lucas Waldin (19) is the recipient of the 2023 Apiculture New Zealand Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship in beekeeping. Luke was a standout [...]
Beekeeper scholarship aims to encourage next generation of beekeepers
20 September 2022 WHO WILL JOIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF BEEKEEPERS? Mossop’s Honey and Apiculture New Zealand are looking for the next Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship recipient to get a boost into the apiculture [...]
Bee curious this September for Bee Aware Month
29 August 2022 Bee curious this September for Bee Aware Month. Beekeepers are calling on bee-lovers across New Zealand to learn more about bees and what actions they can take to support the health [...]
Free Trade Agreement with EU recognises distinctiveness of Mānuka as a taonga species exclusively from Aotearoa
1 July 2022 The Mānuka Charitable Trust is delighted that the New Zealand and European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement includes the definition of Mānuka and a separate tariff recognising the inherent distinctiveness of [...]
Free trade deal will be a welcome boost for the New Zealand honey industry
Apiculture New Zealand welcomes the move by the New Zealand and the European Union (EU) to secure a free trade agreement in principle which will see the removal of tariffs on all New Zealand [...]