Apiculture

Mounting toll of liquidations and bankruptcies with honey values reverting to early 2000s levels.

The sometimes solitary pursuit of professional beekeeping is signalling that all is not well in the hive, writes Craig Page.

New survey looks at how varroa affects not just hives, but beekeepers too.

A beekeeper shares how he managed to find joy in the simple things while mitigating the sting of a rollercoaster industry.

Unsolicited overseas offer for all shares received.

New approach centred on greater unity, particularly in dealing with biosecurity threats.

Latest genetic findings give new hope to honey producers keen to protect NZ variety.

German research confirms worst fears about knock-off effects of varroa mite.

Frank Lindsay in New Year Honours list for services to the industry.

Comvita warns market of tough times as US, China disappoint.

Sweet result as MPI returns to annual audits after imposing six-monthly process on facilities.

Mānuka honey company’s revenue from China tops $100m for the first time

Announcement of industry’s finest caps annual conference.

Comvita bullish after buying Singapore chain of honey stores.

The mānuka honey industry lost its government-backed bid to trademark the term “Mānuka Honey” in New Zealand in May.

NZ laws are ill-equipped for protecting Māori taonga and mātauranga.

All things bee on the agenda for conference and trade show.

Sector will stand together and battle on, it says after trademark loss.

New blow to bid for exclusive use of name – this time from within NZ itself.

Starvation and varroa mites beset hives out of reach in back country.

Yield has been hit hard by weather events in December, January and February.

Following a statutory demand and liquidation application, the shareholder placed the company into liquidation.

At the top end it can fetch $3700 a jar, but ‘gold rush’ has also led to oversupply.

Stinging setback, but NZ fights on for mānuka honey.

Two Kiwis on a mission set out to show the world that all of NZ’s native honeys – and not just mānuka – can make premium products.

Slowing the rate of spread could be problematic.

Massive stockpiles of honey may have to be discounted after hive bonanza.

Comvita has been following a transformation strategy for more than two years after making losses.

Australia’s strict biosecurity measures have been pivotal in ensuring the country has remained mite-free and its current containment efforts are centred around eradication.

Appellation protection alongside tariff removal is an added bonus for the honey sector in the recently announced European…

While the traditional pastoral sector is lamenting the European Union-New Zealand free trade deal as a lost opportunity,…

Former MP Nathan Guy will take over as independent chair of Apiculture NZ in July 2022, taking over from Bruce Wills who has held the role since the industry organisation was established in 2016.

MORE than two decades after it arrived in New Zealand, varroa mite is being reported as the main reason behind a significant jump in beehive colony losses.

New Zealand honey producers are remaining steadfast in their intention to maintain control over the term mānuka honey, as they lodge an appeal against a ruling made by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office.

A handbook offering practical guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees is now available free to New Zealand farmers.

The mānuka honey sector has responded with shock and dismay at a ruling by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office, which rejected New Zealand’s exclusive trademark claim to the words “mānuka honey”.