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Wasps in your beehive – A Robbing Screen may help

Wasps in your beehive – A Robbing Screen may help, we discuss using our Robbing Screen to deter Wasps and Honey Bees robbing your Bees.

Posted on March 3, 2014 May 20, 2016
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Beekeeping Supplies, Beginning Beekeeper, How to Articles
Tagged
beehive, hive, Robbing Screen, wasps
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….bzzz….what to do when you have grumpy bees….

photo credit: operabug via photopin cc

Angry Bees, some things to think about before re-queening. Margaret talks about some reasons why your bees may be grumpy.

Posted on January 29, 2014 January 29, 2014
Written by
Margaret Groot
Posted in
Beekeeping
Tagged
Bees, CASE, equipment, frames, HEAT, hive, hives, INSPECTIONS, meshboards, SCENARIO, WATER, WORST
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Raymond Huber

Raymond Huber – Beekeeping Author – KM033

In this podcast we chat with Raymond Huber an author who has recently published a book about Honey Bees for children called “Flight of the Honey Bee”

Posted on October 24, 2013 May 6, 2016
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Podcast
Tagged
beekeeper, Bees, books, hive, honey, Honey Bee, Honey Bees, nectar, new zealand, podcast, Raymond Huber, Raymonds Favorite Books, wasps
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What to Look For During a Hive Inspection

Beehives being inspected

What to Look For During a Hive Inspection? Here are the top things we look for when doing a hive inspection.

Posted on September 30, 2013 August 11, 2016
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Beginning Beekeeper, Questions
Tagged
brood, eggs, Enough Stores, hive, hive inspections, KM
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infested ! … with Varroa !!

New Drone with 4 Varroa

A Bee Colony is with a Varroa infestation threat discovered by Margaret in routine apiary inspection.

Posted on February 20, 2014 February 23, 2014
Written by
Margaret Groot
Posted in
Beekeeping, Beekeeping Supplies
Tagged
hive, hives, HQ, mites
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How to make a Beehive Box – A Step by Step Guide

How to make a Beehive Box – An article about how we make Macrocarpa hive boxes at kiwimana. With tips on how to assemble your Beehive boxes.

Posted on November 28, 2013 September 27, 2016
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Beekeeping Supplies, How to Articles
Tagged
Beehive Box, box, Correct Wood, frames, hive, Hive Box, hives, Planing Wood
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Bee Hive Stand – Introducing the kiwimana Hive Stand

Mock up of stand with Bee Hive

Hive Stand – What is a hive stand and do I really need one for my Bees Hives. We would say “Absolutely!!!”

Posted on October 17, 2013 August 31, 2014
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Beekeeping Supplies
Tagged
"hive stand", bee, bee hive, Bees Hives, equipment, hive, hives, kiwimana, meshboards
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Auckland Bee Club Meetup – Swarming Season

Lavendar at Bee Club

We went along to the Auckland Bee Club to hear about Queens and the start of the swarming season in Auckland.

Posted on September 22, 2013 September 29, 2013
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Bee Club Meetings
Tagged
Alastair Little, Auckland Bee Club, bee, box, brood, hive, Queen Rearing, swarm, swarms, ventilation
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Has it all just become too much?

Too Much?
A tale of woe and despair, an update on what is happening at kiwimana and what we are doing to fix this issue.

Posted on February 3, 2014 July 18, 2017
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Beekeeping
Tagged
frames, hive, hives, kiwimana, queen
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Paraffin Wax and It’s uses in Beekeeping

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Paraffin Wax and its uses for the beekeeper, it’s used by commercial beekeepers to disinfect hive parts that are infected by the American Foul Brood (AFB) virus.

Posted on November 27, 2013 August 18, 2016
Written by
Gary Fawcett
Posted in
Beekeeping Supplies
Tagged
Beekeeping, hive, Paraffin Wax, Parafin Wax, Stores Heat
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2013 Spring is here – Part 4

Bee Closeup

In the fourth part of Margaret’s series about the start to the Bee Season at kiwimana HQ. Some great photos of bees and blooming flowers at this time of year.

Posted on October 3, 2013 May 24, 2016
Written by
Margaret Groot
Posted in
Beekeeping Supplies, Beginning Beekeeper, Queen Breeding
Tagged
Bee Season, DECA, Disease Check, First Hive, hive, hives, mould, queen, queenless, Second Hive, Week Four
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2013 Spring is here – Part 3

Spring Buds

Margarets third blog post about spring preparations for our Bee Season in New Zealand

Posted on September 17, 2013 September 17, 2013
Written by
Margaret Groot
Posted in
Beekeeping, Beekeeping Supplies, Beginning Beekeeper
Tagged
bee, Bees, brood, hive, hives, queen, split
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