Rob and Lohnet Murray are the owner/operators of Tai Tokerau Honey in Northland. How long have you been keeping bees? Our company, Tai Tokerau Honey Ltd, has been incorporated since 2009, but Rob was working for a large commercial company for a few years before that. I am a registered primary school teacher but [...]
Ben and Leah Mee are the owner/operators of Southern Alps Honey in Canterbury. What got you started in beekeeping? Ben has always had an interest in bees and their honey. As a child, he would kick the honey supers off the top of the hives that were on his parents’ farm and help himself [...]
Pictured standing left to right: Issac Holback, Gus Vautier, Nico Buda, Esme Hollings, Saffanah Rahman and seated Sterling Williamson Year 5 and 6 students at Te Aro School look after the school’s two hives. The students look after the bees and help with extraction and honey making. Last year they harvested 60kg of honey [...]
[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 [...]