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Associate Agriculture Minister, Hon Jo Luxton, has officially launched Bee Aware Month 2023, an annual nation-wide celebration of bees and their importance to our ecosystem, food chain and economy. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2308/45868ad541aca43e50aa.jpeg' ...

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Apiculture New Zealand welcomes the signing of New Zealand’s free trade agreement with the European Union today, which takes the sector one step closer to the removal of tariffs on all New Zealand honey into the European Union. “We are thrilled that ...

Planting a range of bee-friendly plants and protecting pollinators is the focus of this year’s World Bee Day on Saturday 20 May. “Not only does the honey bee provide us with a great source of natural food, but it also plays a critical role ...

Bee-friendly plants and protecting pollinators is the focus of this year’s World Bee Day

Apiculture New Zealand welcomes the government’s overnight announcement that the New Zealand and UK Free Trade Agreement will come into force by the end of May 2023. The free trade agreement will see the removal of tariffs on all New Zealand honey ...

Thousands of hives in remote areas still unreachable and full scale of devastation remains unknown

Honey yields are predicted to be well down this season compared with the 10-year average of 19,000 tonnes.

The number of beehives across New Zealand has fallen for the third year in a row, with beekeepers improving their yield to produce higher volumes of honey per hive this year compared to the 2021 season.

As demand for honey slows after the pandemic, stockpiles far exceed the amount usually sold in a year