Tag Archives: honey

Save the Bees – Stop the Fee – UPDATE
May 3, 2012

Here are our thoughts after attending the Auckland Council hearings, held at the beautiful Auckland Town Hall, [...]

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Replacing old comb in your hive? Why?

Frames become impregnated [...]

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28
Apr
Kanuka Honey better than Manuka Honey?

Kanuka honey - Is it better than the more marketed Manuka honey. These both come [...]

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26
Apr
Wrapping up your bees with a moisture quilt?

Winter is just around the corner, so it’s time to get the bees ready for [...]

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25
Apr
Never hold a frame full of bees away from the hive

What Happened A couple of weeks back we had an incident with the Remuera 1 [...]

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21
Apr
Wintering Down the hives in March
March 13, 2012

Kiwimana Strategy Meeting for Wintering down the apiary. We identified some key areas to consider…. [...]

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Tutin in Toxic Honey – Searching for Tutu while Treasure Hunting

Tutin a Toxin and found in the Tutu Plants in New Zealand. We went [...]

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30
Jan
Foundationless frames no good for brood frames

We have been experimenting with foundationless frames and getting the bees to create their own [...]

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28
Jan
Keeping nine frames in a ten frame box

I found this clever tip on the beebehavior.com site to keep nine frames easily spaced [...]

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24
Jan
Inspecting Hives and Sending Bees in the post?

It was time to inspect hives today in between painting bee hive boxes and dodging [...]

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11
Jan