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Oxalic Acid’s Impact on Bee Health

WEBOxalic Acid’s Impact on Bee Health. UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY dnature. The perfect storm of increasing varroa pressures, concerns of resistance and …

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Researcher Needs Beekeepers to Help Her Help Their Health

WEBShe will need beekeepers to step up though, requiring at least 200 to complete a questionnaire on their working habits. We talk to the Hawke’s Bay …

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Honey Bee’s Healthy Alternatives to Social Distancing

WEBSocial distancing can be difficult in places such as nursing homes, apartments, dormitories and migrant worker housing. As behavioural ecologists who …

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Kanuka Honey Researcher Answers the Big Questions

WEBSG: Researching kanuka honey is vital for understanding its properties, benefits, and potential applications across various domains, from health and agriculture …

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Making Kānuka Honey Great Again

WEBApiarist’s Advocate readers first got to know the scientists behind TEC in the December 2020 issue where their goal to add value to New Zealand’s non-mānuka …

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The Dangerous Questions

WEBWe often turn to science and new research to solve problems of bee health, but some academics are questioning whether purely scientific solutions are possible. Instead, they …

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The Col-Loss Team

WEBDr Oksana Borowik is a commercial beekeeper and scientist based in the Coromandel, with a special interest in honey bee health and queen breeding. She holds a PhD in …

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Varroa – A Warning from Experience in the Northern Hemisphere

WEBIn the third and final article of his series, Sebastian Owen, commercial manager of Vita Bee Health, discusses the development of resistance in varroa mites and explains what …

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New AFB Vaccine, But Not for NZ

WEBDalan Animal Health have gained a conditional licence to use their Paenibacillus larvae bacterin vaccine against AFB in honey bee colonies in the USA, …

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Chalkbrood Explained

WEBTherefore, preventing chalkbrood from significantly impacting hive health and productivity is a matter of maintaining colony nutrition, health and strength, and making sure climatic …

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The Benefits of AI in Beekeeping

WEBOne of the most significant benefits of using AI technology in beekeeping is the ability to monitor bee behavior and health in real-time. With AI-powered sensors and cameras, …

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No Rest from the Wicked

WEBThe Pyramid Apiaries management plan to reduce the impact of the mites on hive health is ever changing, as we haven’t settled on the perfect plan just yet (if such a …

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A Mānuka Honey Mission

WEBFor example, developing collateral to strengthen our messaging and how we tell the story about mānuka honey health benefits, and support that with credible evidence. Or …

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Varroa – Managing the Scourge of Modern Beekeeping

WEBThe jump of the parasite from Apis cerana to Apis mellifera probably happened in several places on different occasions, possibly starting early in the twentieth century, reaching …

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Advances in Varroa Control and How Beekeepers Can Help

WEBMiticide resistance is a hot topic among Kiwi beekeepers. So, in the second of three articles looking at varroa and best management practices, Sebastian Owen, …

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Productivity, Covid, Housing & Health

WEBVIEWS FROM OUTSIDE THE APIARY: IAN FLETCHER ‘Productivity isn't everything, but in the long run it is almost everything. A country's ability to improve its …

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161 Years of NZ Beekeeping in The Blood: Symes Apiaries

WEB161 Years of NZ Beekeeping in The Blood: Symes Apiaries. On a sunny spring day I met with John, aged 82 years, and wife Daphne Syme at the Staveley café …

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Public Sector Pay

WEBHealth care delivery is a state government responsibly in Australia, and state governments take it seriously. The result is well-resourced public health care systems, a …

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Mānuka Health Ads Draw Ire

WEBMānuka Health Ads Draw Ire. The Manuka Health ads appeared, at a minimum, as sponsored posts on both Facebook and Instagram. A social media advertising campaign …

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What Might Really Make a Difference

WEBWhat bothers me more are the recruitment freezes in Health NZ, and the associated decision not to pay for cover when front-line health staff get sick. That sort of silly, short …

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Conference Takeaways

WEBHere’s our takeaways from the two-day event…. · Shots fired: Conference premium sponsor Manuka Health chief executive Alex Turnbull, who has been in that role since …

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