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Auckland Bee Club Xmas BBQ 2012
Over the weekend we attended the Auckland Bee Club Xmas BBQ, I am no longer on the committee, so we went along just as members. Here is what we discovered on the day…
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Tagged "kids", "nz", "photos", "whenuapai", auckland, Auckland Bee Club, bbq, bee, Bees, buddies, buddy, buzzy, buzzybee, Frank Schuurman, Gregg Parr, guys, Henderson, hive, hobsonville, kiwimana, Margaret, ok, tornado, wairere
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Is The Queen in Residence?
Swanson 1 the suspected queen less hive was very quiet, so I donned on my newly repaired veil, and headed to see if the queen was indeed missing from the hive.
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Tagged "quilt level", "Swanson", apiary, auckland, bee, beers, Bees, blog, brood chilling, donned, drones, hive, nectar, Queen Excluder
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Save the Bees – Stop the Fee – UPDATE
Here are our thoughts after attending the Auckland Council hearings, held at the beautiful Auckland Town Hall, on the Auckland Council Draft - Long Term Plan. Introduction It was good to see a lot of other bee-keepers today at the meeting, and as we … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Industry News
Tagged "bylaw", "forum", "mayor", "Rodney", auckland, bee, beekeepers, Bees, blog, Calum Penrose, councillors, councilors, democratic, honey, ian Farrel, kiwimana, merge, scribe, Sir John WalkerLen Brown, submitters
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Kanuka Honey better than Manuka Honey?
Kanuka honey – Is it better than the more marketed Manuka honey. These both come from trees in the tea tree family, so some of the elements are the same. Continue reading
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Tagged "extractor", "Manuka honey", "waitemata", agp, albany, arabinogalactan, auckland, audrey, bee, comvita, cosmetic, dha, dihydroxyacetone, graham cammell, hmf, honey, honeys, jonathan stephens, kanuka, Kanuka Honey, kumeu, manuka, medicinal, motorway, NBA, neil, packers, protein, stephens, stimulates, tanks, umf
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Save the bee, stop the fee!!!
Photo’s courtesy of Kevin Krejci We went to along to a meeting set up by the Auckland Bee Club on Monday to discuss the $190 (annual) consent fee to keep Bees, proposed within the Auckland Council long-term draft plan. The … Continue reading
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Tagged "bylaw", "bylaws", "harmonisation", "harmonising", "hearings", "historically", "insanity", "legacy", "leighton Smith", "len Brown", "mandate", "mayor", "poultry", "Rodney", "supercity", "urban", "vigilant", "waitemata", acre, auckland, Auckland Council, bee, beehive, beekeeper, beekeepers, Beekeeping, Bees, Christopher Dempsey, hives, honey, kiwimana, swarm
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Keeping nine frames in a ten frame box
I found this clever tip on the beebehavior.com site to keep nine frames easily spaced in a ten frame box. Using only nine frames causes the bees to build out the wax further, and surprisingly you will get more honey … Continue reading
Working in the shop at the Auckland Bee Club
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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Tagged "banned", "Donna", "groom", "insulators", "keen", "neonicotinoid", "recipe", "recycle", "sue", "susie", AFB, auckland, bee, Bees, Drone, hive, hives, honey, kiwimana, Meshboard, mites, NBA, pesticides, supers, tutin, varroa
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Inspecting Hives and Sending Bees in the post?
It was time to inspect hives today in between painting bee hive boxes and dodging the ever-present rain in Auckland. Isn’t it meant to be summer here? These are some notes from the inspections today:- Taupaki 1 Hive is very … Continue reading
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Tagged "crazy comb", Adult Bee Testing, American Foul Brood, Asure Quality, auckland, bee, Bees, box, brood, couried, Drone, drones, hive, hives, honey, kiwimana, mites, swarm, taupaki, varroa
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Rainy Day at the Franklin Bee Club
Well it was a wet day in Auckland, and we were surprised the meeting was still on. But we were told by the Hive Manager “Peter” that weather forecast predicated clear skies until Lunch time. So it was off down to Franklin to attend the club day. Continue reading
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Tagged "chat", "chatting", "forecast", "franklin", "Karaka", "Pukekohe", auckland, Beekeeping, Bees, brood, Cafe, hive, honey, Peter, ”spilt"
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