Tag Archives: hive

Bee Frame Holder – What is it?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Gary Fawcett
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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German Wasps – How to Keep them out of your bee hives

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Gary Fawcett
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.
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Varroa Treatments – Our Autumn Treatments

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Gary Fawcett
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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New Beekeepers visit kiwimana

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Margaret Groot
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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The kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast #18 – Chat with Robert Johnson “Johnson HobbyHive”

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Gary Fawcett
Robert showing off one quart of honey...

This is the eighteenth podcast and this time we have a chat with Robert Johnson from Clarksville.  Thanks for listening guys. Continue reading →

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Blue Gloves Make Great Elephant hands

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Gary Fawcett
Franklin Beekeepers Club Field Day

A story about how Blue Gloves can give you some nice looking Elephant hands and our visit to the Franklin Bee Club. If you are considering getting Blue Gloves for beekeeping then read this story. Continue reading →

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Auckland Bee Club Xmas BBQ 2012

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Gary Fawcett
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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A Day of Inspections

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

It was a great day, maybe the best of days. So I headed to the organic farm that we have now have hives on. To inspect some of our bee hives… Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Swarms

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

Well guys its swarming season season here in New Zealand, we have had a few days of summer weather and the bees have made good use of it. We attended three swarms in the Auckland Region. Continue reading →

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Vaporizing Varroa Mites??? With a Oxalic Acid Vaporizer!!!

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

Well it was a nice spring morning, a little crispy but after last night’s thunder and lightning in Auckland – we were both happily surprised that the day was starting out so well.

…off we went…got in to the kiwimana mobile nick-named “The Beehive” …’cause it’s white and usually full of bees :) …then headed south ….to the Franklin Bee Club… Continue reading →

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