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Category Archives: Australia, NZ, Oceania
Beekeepers to discuss authenticating honey in New Zealand
Beekeepers will discuss the latest developments in authenticating honey and other bee products at their national conference in Nelson this week. Read more
Varroa investigation notes bees don’t respect borders
A simulation to see how Australia would cope if the varroa mite was discovered in the nation’s honeybee population has uncovered just how difficult it would be to cope. Read more
Varroa bee mite found further south in New Zealand
The varroa bee mite has spread further south, with reports of infected hives in Queenstown and Central Otago. Read more
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Beekeepers in Australia fear infectious mite will beat quarantine and hit honey production
It is only a matter of time before the varroa destructor mite finds its way to Australia and infects bees, keepers say. Read more
New Zealand’s biosecurity questioned
Vegetable growers say the latest decision by biosecurity officials to give up trying to eradicate a pest incursion raises questions about the viability of the existing system of keeping unwanted pest and diseases out of New Zealand. Read more
‘Honey Laundering’ Threatens Trade With US
New Zealand’s growing honey trade with the United States is in jeopardy if Australian honey products are allowed into the Kiwi market. Read more
Burning beehive brings brigade
A burning beehive prompted a callout by the Alexandra Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon Beekeeper Russell Poole, of Alexandra, said he was burning a hive infected with the disease foulbrood. Read more
High sugar levels stopped honey export
Unnaturally high cane sugar levels were behind the New Zealand Food Safety Authority holding a $1 million honey order being exported from Timaru last month. Read more
Proof is in the science for successful honey firm
It took Chris McElroy four visits and some creative persuasion before British supermarket giant Waitrose agreed to stock his New Zealand Honey Company products. Read more
Australian bees ‘mummify’ their beetle enemy alive
A species of bee in Australia has found a gruesome way to deal with a parasitic interloper that can damage its hives. Read more
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