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The Kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast #19 – Mouldy bee tongues?

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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Buzzy Bee visits the Auckland Bee Club Honey Show

BuzzyBee

Our thoughts about the Auckland Bee Clubs Annual Honey Show and field day. With Guest speaker Murray Reid and a visit from Buzzy Bee. Continue reading

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The kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast #18 – Chat with Robert Johnson “Johnson HobbyHive”

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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The Kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast #17 – Treating the Buzzy Bees

BuzzyBee

The Seventeenth Podcast from the Team at kiwimana. A show where we talk about Beekeeping, gardening and life.

This week we are taking about Toxic Honey and a Lady who is Addicted to bee stings.

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Its Autumn in New Zealand – The Time to Treat is here

Leaves

The honey flow has slowed down in most parts of New Zealand and hopefully you have taken all your honey supers off, and got your honey in jars for the winter months. The Time to Treat is here now, what are your plans???
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Foundationless Frames – How to use them

Foundation Less Frame in Hive

What are Foundationless Frames and why would a beekeeper want to use them? Continue reading

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What is a Decapping Knife?

Using a Decapping Knife

In this article we discuss what is a decapping knife, and do you really need one to extract your bees honey?

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Blue Gloves Make Great Elephant hands

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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Vaporising at the Whangarei Bee Club

Margaret and Kevin Wallace (President)

We went up to the Whangareri Bee Club today to do a presentation about the Robinson Vaporiser. This was the clubs first meeting in January and there was great turn out indeed… Continue reading

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It’s nearly spring, do your bees have enough stores?

Your bees have come through winter and there has been days and sometimes weeks without good weather. The bees have very strong labour laws and do not collect nectar and pollen on cold or rainy days. But do you bees have enough food to make it until summer?
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