Tag Archives: AFB

Auckland – Draft Long Term Plan Forum

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

As many of you know the Auckland council has proposed charging bee keepers $190 a year to keep bees in Auckland city. See our other blog post Bee Keeping in Auckland to cost $190??? This is a 100% increase from … Continue reading →

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Working in the shop at the Auckland Bee Club

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

I went along to Auckland bee club today, and spent most of the time helping Sue in the shop. It was a very busy day and I enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone that came in. I managed to sneak … Continue reading →

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Visiting Peter and Ceracell

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Gary Fawcett

Today got up early and drove to Ceracell to pick up some much needed supplies, we needed some frames to put into our boxes we have made. We also needed to visit Peter in Rangiriri to pick up the NUC … Continue reading →

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AFB Check at Earthsong

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Gary Fawcett

Went along to check on a hive at the Earthsong, which is an Eco-Neighbourhood project based in Ranui in West Auckland. For more information about this project please check out their web site http://www.earthsong.org.nz It seemed like a great place … Continue reading →

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Hawke’s Bay Today – Hobbyist beekeepers stung by criticism

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Gary Fawcett

In my opinion I don’t see how a Top Bar hive is any harder to inspect that a Langstroth hive. The assertion here seems to be that people with top bar hives don’t inspect their hives as much as other … Continue reading →

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Honey 1 and Queen rearing take 2

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Gary Fawcett

The weather in New Zealand is Great today, so it was time to check Honey 1 for any issues. Happy to report that no AFB (American foul brood) was located. Did spot one case of Sac Brood. And spotted many … Continue reading →

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