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NBA Workshop – 26 July 2012 – Hamilton

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Margaret Groot

The team at Kiwimana went along to the NBA (National Beekeepers’ Association of NZ) Workshop in Hamilton at the Claudelands Conference Centre. Continue reading →

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Is The Queen in Residence?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

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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Never hold a frame full of bees away from the hive

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

What Happened A couple of weeks back we had an incident with the Remuera 1 hive. We were inspecting frames and the queen must have fallen from the it. When we were cleaning up after the inspection, we noticed a … Continue reading →

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Foundationless frames no good for brood frames

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

We have been experimenting with foundationless frames and getting the bees to create their own foundation. The problem with doing this on brood frames is that the bees tend to create more drone comb and we would rather their build … Continue reading →

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Inspecting Hives and Sending Bees in the post?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

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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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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