Bees
Efforts made to ensure queen bees delivered alive
A bee company is taking matters into its own hands to make sure queen bees are arriving to customers alive and well after a number died while being couriered. Southern Sun Queen Bees in Horowhenua… Audio
What is the mystery, yellow substance bothering Waitara residents?
What has been leaving Waitara resident's cars and buildings covered in spots and splatters of a pale yellow and difficult to remove substance? Reporter Robin Martin headed to the North Taranaki… Video, Audio
Asia Pacific Triennial invaded by bees
One of the biggest contemporary visual arts events in Australasia, the Asia Pacific Triennial opening this weekend will see over 600,000 people through the Queensland Art Gallery and Museum of Modern… Audio, Gallery
Manuka honey from farmed plantations
There are plans to produce more manuka honey from farmed plantations rather than from bees foraging nectar in the wild. John Rawcliffe from the Unique Manuka Factor Honey Association joins us to tell… Audio
A flower map to help NZ beekeepers
A Honey Landscape Map for New Zealand could help beekeepers find the best flower-rich sites for their beehives. Audio
A flower map to help NZ beekeepers
A Honey Landscape Map for New Zealand could help beekeepers find the best flower-rich sites for their beehives.
AudioOur Changing World for 25 October 2018
A project to map manuka flowering and help bee keepers pick the best places for their hives, and screening native plants to find resistance to myrtle rust. Audio
Secret life of bees on show in Bee Awareness Month
It's Bee Awareness Month, and beekeeper Steve Leslie's is EXCITED. He joins us to explain why bees are so important to the natural world, and he's also got some tips on how you can help them thrive. Audio
Accusations of fake honey sold in Aussie supermarkets
Australia's biggest honey company, and some of the country's supermarkets, are facing claims of selling fake honey. Audio
Exploring bee-volution and humanity's honey history
There probably isn't another creature on the planet more taken for granted than the humble bee. For every third bite of food you eat, you can thank a bee. Bees visit about 75% of the most popular and… Audio
Clever honey bees can count
They only have a million brain cells compared to our billions, but bees are far from being mindless drones - they are, so far, the only insect that can comphrehend zero. Audio
NZ's healthy bee population masks serious threats
High demand for Manuka honey has fueled a "gold rush" in the industry and is driving up the demand for hives. Bee numbers are high with 887,510 registered beehives in the country producing almost… Audio
Jenny Jandt: why we should love wasps and ants
University of Otago insect researcher Dr Jenny Jandt is in love with creatures most of us try to exterminate - wasps and ants. She's known as the Wasp Lady and says there's much to be admired in both… Audio, Gallery
Too many bees prompt fears beekeepers will go bust
The jump in the popularity and price of manuka honey in recent years has meant a boom in production, prompting beekeepers to warn that some are at risk of going bust. Audio
Murchison bee deaths now a police matter
Police are investigating after tests confirmed that poison was responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of bees on a Murchison property in January.
Wasp cull suspected over bee poisonings
A Murchison beekeeper faces possibly $100,000 in losses after the - likely accidental - poisoning of hives in the area.
Maja Lunde - The History of Bees
Norwegian Maja Lunde is the author of several books for children and young adults, and is also a screen writer for film and television. Her debut novel for adults, international best-seller The… Audio
Push for tighter rules for selling bees on Trade Me
Beekeepers are worried Trade Me could be used by unregistered beekeepers to sell beehives, which could unwittingly spread pests and diseases. Audio
Bunnings bins pesticide thought to harm bees
Bee experts say the ban will garner good publicity for Bunnings but is unlikely to have much effect.
Bunnings ban on pesticide just for show
The nation-wide hardware chain Bunnings says it will stop selling some pesticide products by the end of the year because of concerns they are harmful to bees. Audio
