kiwimana http://kiwimana.co.nz A New Zealand Beekeeping supplies and Gardening Shop, Blog and Podcast Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Sam Read Talks about her Pseudoscorpion Study – KM022 http://kiwimana.co.nz/sam-read-talks-about-her-pseudoscorpion-study-km022/ http://kiwimana.co.nz/sam-read-talks-about-her-pseudoscorpion-study-km022/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:23 +0000 Gary Fawcett http://kiwimana.co.nz/?p=9413 Sam Read In this podcast we talk to Sam Read from Plant and food about her study of Chelifers (Pseudoscorpions) Continue reading →

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]]> http://kiwimana.co.nz/sam-read-talks-about-her-pseudoscorpion-study-km022/feed/ 0 KM021 – Twenty One Today – Sugar Shaking, Pseudoscorpions and Bees at Weddings? http://kiwimana.co.nz/km021-twenty-one-today-sugar-shaking-pseudoscorpions-and-bees-at-weddings/ http://kiwimana.co.nz/km021-twenty-one-today-sugar-shaking-pseudoscorpions-and-bees-at-weddings/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 07:43:24 +0000 Gary Fawcett http://kiwimana.co.nz/?p=9283
Photo by APM Alex
Margaret is back in the kiwimana HQ studio, This week we are taking about Sugar Shaking, Pseudoscorpions and Bees at Weddings? Continue reading →

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]]> http://kiwimana.co.nz/km021-twenty-one-today-sugar-shaking-pseudoscorpions-and-bees-at-weddings/feed/ 0 Bee Frame Holder – What is it? http://kiwimana.co.nz/bee-frame-holder-what-is-it/ http://kiwimana.co.nz/bee-frame-holder-what-is-it/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 06:00:47 +0000 Gary Fawcett http://kiwimana.co.nz/?p=9196
Frames Holders are Handy
What is a Bee Frame Holder and why are there so useful. Sick of bending over or tripping over frames, while inspecting your valuable bees, well you need a Bee Frame Holder. Continue reading →

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wasp
It's the time of the year in the Waitakere Ranges that the common and German wasps are out and about looking for a free meal, if you don't want that free meal to come from your beehive read this article. Continue reading →

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]]> http://kiwimana.co.nz/german-wasps-how-to-keep-them-out-of-your-bee-hives/feed/ 2 Beekeeping in Canada – We chat with Gabriel Petrut – KM020 http://kiwimana.co.nz/beekeeping-in-canada-chat-with-gabriel-petrut/ http://kiwimana.co.nz/beekeeping-in-canada-chat-with-gabriel-petrut/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:00:46 +0000 Gary Fawcett http://kiwimana.co.nz/?p=8796
Gabriel Petrut
This show we chat with Gabriel Petrut who lives in the Mississauga in Canada. We talk about beekeeping in Canada and some of the challenges with keeping bees. Continue reading →

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Varroa Treatments this Autum
Varroa Treatments - This article is about the Autumn Varroa Treatments that we have just completed and the results we got with our treatments. Continue reading →

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breakfast
A new blog post from Vanessa in Ireland, The bees are coming out of winter, how did they do over the colder months? Vanessa and her partner have also just opened a Bed and Breakfast. Continue reading →

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]]> http://kiwimana.co.nz/we-have-just-opened-our-b-and-b/feed/ 2 The Kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast #19 – Mouldy bee tongues? http://kiwimana.co.nz/19-mouldy-bee-tongues/ http://kiwimana.co.nz/19-mouldy-bee-tongues/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:50:34 +0000 Gary Fawcett http://kiwimana.co.nz/?p=8774
Tutin
Join us for our nineteenth podcast. This week we are talking about Mouldy bee tongues, Natural Beekeeping and Buzzy Bee. Continue reading →

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Nice Frame of Honey
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 →

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How to write for 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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