Beekeeping
NZ's bee population is buzzing - industry
New Zealand's honey bee population is growing rapidly, says Apiculture NZ - despite a study which says it's declining.
Sticky Fingers
There's a gold rush in the honey industry. Returns for manuka honey have skyrocketed and bees are in hot demand. Hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of beehives and other beekeeping equipment is… Audio
Death 'worst case scenario' from hives near roads
People dying was the worst case scenario of beehives being put too close to busy roads, the National Beekeepers Association says.
Manuka 'madness' drove hive poisoning - beekeeper
A Northland beekeeper says 400 of his hives were deliberately poisoned because of fierce competition driving the manuka honey industry to 'madness'.
Beekeeper suspects poisoning of 300 hives
A beekeeper in Northland has lost at least 300 hives in what he suspects is a deliberate poisoning.
Land wars loom over manuka honey
Smaller-scale beekeepers are worried about losing land for hives to those with bigger chequebooks. Audio
New Zealand's first national bee health survey
Bees are in trouble and to get a better idea of might be contributing to colony loses, Landcare Research is calling on beekeepers to help with a national survey. Audio
Hive mind questioned on state of bees
A national survey of beekeepers is underway to shed more light on whose bees are successful, and what may be causing significant honey bee losses in some parts of the country.
New Zealand A to Z - Beekeeping
With hundreds of new beekeepers signing up for the hobby every year, there's a real buzz around the humble honey bee. As well as being a hot new hobby, beekeeping has long been a business in New… Audio
Manuka: the biography of an extraordinary honey
In his new book, Cliff Van Eaton tells the rags-to-riches tale of manuka honey, from his perspective as a beekeeping specialist who watched it unfold from the very beginning. It's the story of… Audio
Recipes using honey cordial from Jo Donnelly
Jo Donnelly is the co-owner, with her husband Ian Stewart, of artisan honey cordial company Bees Blessing based out of Kau Whero farm in the Mangaroa Valley. She brings recipes for Spiced Syrup… Audio
Urban Bees and Sunny Sunbeam
Picton bee keepers Matthew Wells and Catherine Gordon lease beehives to people who want greater returns from their fruit trees and vegetables. A few kilometres away retired car mechanic Sunny Sunbeam… Audio
What a Buzz
The honey gathering season's slowing down in the South Island and so to find out how things are going for honey producers, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits Waimakariri beekeeper Simon Pulley. Audio
Beekeeping
Frans Laas is a beekeeper from Mosgiel, and the president of the National Beekeepers Association of New Zealand. He is about to step down after four years service. He's one of only two people in New… Audio
Auckland Story for 8 December 2010 - The Bees Knees
Bees are hard at work across Auckland pollinating our summer crops and making beautiful honey. There is one apiarist or bee keeper in particular, who is helping to encourage Aucklanders into keeping… Audio
Bees 17: Expansion
The Backyard Bee Team goes into expansion mode. After a bumper honey harvest last year, bee mentor David Carleton helps us move in a new hive. Audio
Beehaus
In the UK, bees are being promoted as pets for city dwellers. Johannes Paul on the 'Beehaus', specially designed for urban beekeeping. Audio
Bees 16: Varroa Treatment
Bee mentor David Carleton sorts out the hive for winter. Audio
Bees 15: A Taste of Honey
Pro Maureen Maxwell pro shows me how to tell my mono-florals from my blends. She tastes honey for a living. Audio
Bees 14: Honey Extraction
We drop in on commercial beekeeper Frank Lindsay to see how honey gets extracted from the hive. Audio