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New Beekeepers visit kiwimana
We had a busy weekend when some new beekeepers visited the kiwimana apiary. We had a visit from a family interested in getting into Beekeeping and wanted to experience someone working with the Bees, we were happy to oblige… Continue reading
Posted in Beginning Beekeeper, Kiwimana News
Tagged Bees, beginners, box, Gary, hive, kiwimana, New Beekeeper, New Beekeepers
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How to write for us – Guest Blogging at kiwimana
Ever thought about writing an article that you feel would be useful or readers of the kiwimana blog, well here is an article on how to write for us…
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Tagged blog, bottom, Getting Started, Google Authorship, Image Credit Writing, kiwimana
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Its Autumn in New Zealand – The Time to Treat is here
The honey flow has slowed down in most parts of New Zealand and hopefully you have taken all your honey supers off, and got your honey in jars for the winter months. The Time to Treat is here now, what are your plans???
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Posted in Beginning Beekeeper, Kiwimana News
Tagged Api life var, hives, honey, new zealand, supers, winter
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News from the Shop – New Feature Waiting Lists
We have added a much requested feature to our on-line shop “Waiting Lists”. If a product is out of stock you can now choose to join a waiting list right on the products page.
Happy New Year
Happy New year to you are your family. We hope you are managing to have a restful time and have managed to take sometime out of your busy lives.
Here are some of the highlights this year… Continue reading
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Tagged beekeeping supplies, blog, Happy New, kiwimana, kiwimanabuzz, new zealand, podcast
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Wishing You a Merry Christmas
Christmas is a time to catch up with our families and see what everyone has been up to over the last few months. We have been so busy with the bees recently. So today will be a day to relax and enjoy our families.
Thanks for your support in 2012, soon it will be 2013. What will the New Year bring you and your families?
Merry Christmas guys
Gary and Margaret
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Can the Robinson Vaporiser control your Varroa Mites – Part 2
In part 2 of the article we answer the question “Can vaporising Oxalic acid crystals with the Robinson Vaporiser control your Varroa Mites?” Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping Supplies, Kiwimana News, Our Beehives
Tagged "pest", battery, disperses, dissolved, fog, foraging, fumes, kiwimana mesboard, mite, mites, Oxalic Acid, Oxalic acid crystals, phoretic mites, Robinson Vaporiser, vaporises, vapour, varporiser, varroa
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The kiwimana Shop is open for business
The kiwimana Shop is open for business. We are beekeepers from the hills of West Auckland, we can supply beekeeping supplies and equipment to you. Continue reading
A tale of three stings – A funny swarm story
A funny and embarrassing story about a bee swarm we rescued last season. We hope you find this story funny. Continue reading
Posted in Bee Jokes or Fun, Kiwimana News, Our Beehives, Swarms
Tagged Bees, funny swarm story, stings, swarm
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Can the Robinson Vaporiser control your Varroa Mites – Part 1
We starting selling a new beekeeping product a couple of weeks back, “The Robinson Vaporiser”, we have conducted the following test to see if it works as designed. Here is our observations and how you use the vaporiser. Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping Supplies, Kiwimana News, Swarms
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