MEDIA RELEASES
Apiculture conference focuses on sharing knowledge
Apiculture New Zealand Conference, 30 June and 1 July 2022 Hundreds of beekeepers, and others from the apiculture industry, will gather in Christchurch this month for ApiNZ’s 6th annual conference and trade exhibition. This [...]
Bee Engaged: World Bee Day 2022
Building a better future for bees is the focus of this year’s World Bee Day on Friday 20 May. “Not only does the honey bee provide us with a great source of natural food, [...]
New Apiculture New Zealand Chair Announced
Apiculture New Zealand is pleased to announce that Nathan Guy, will take over as the independent Chair in July 2022 from Bruce Wills who has held the role since the industry organisation was established [...]
Apiculture NZ secures funding for honey sector strategy
Apiculture New Zealand has successfully secured funding from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund, for a two-year project that will help identify how the New Zealand apiculture sector [...]
Varroa increasingly responsible for NZ bee colony losses
New Zealand beekeepers have reported varroa to be the most common reason for over-wintering hive losses for the first time, according to the recently released NZ Colony Loss Survey. The 2021 Survey found varroa [...]
Canterbury teen wins beekeeping scholarship
Canterbury-based Alyssa Wilson (17) is the 2021 recipient of Apiculture New Zealand Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship in beekeeping. Alyssa topped a strong field of candidates to win the scholarship, which includes $2000 to support [...]