Kiwimana received an email from the Autralian Honey Bee Industry Council Received 24th June 2022 Dear Valued Subscriber, On late Wednesday the 22nd of June AHBIC was made aware of the detection of mites in surveillance hives at the port of Newcastle. AHBIC has acted swiftly in working with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to [...] The post AHBIC – Australia Honey Bee Industry Council announcement appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Our Native Pohutakawa nicely in bloom for our Christmas and the bees loving it. ( Our bench-hives in the foreground which are currrently empty ) Here she is… … 5 storeys high but top box is an empty one I use to transfer frame by frame – much easier for me than trying to lift [...] The post Honey I Crushed it …beehive honey wax comb extraction appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Email received from the Management Agency – just for reference purposes only we have shared with our subscribers. The Management Agency Important Messages  From the National Compliance Manager, Clifton King 2021 is rapidly coming to an end, and I’d like to take the opportunity to thank beekeepers for your commitment to eliminating AFB, your engagement [...] The post AFB National American Foul Brood Pest Management PLan – Thank you. 2021 appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Honey bees harmed with sickness disease caused by paracitic varroa destructor mite in their beehive. ” I have been treating My bench hive with OAV through winter, but have now added Bayvarol strips as can’t get mite numbers below 100/day from the 28 frames. I’ll continue with OAV as well. Interesting that with a dry [...] The post Beehive has Varroa Destructor mite – why can’t I kill them ? appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Due to the losses of my beehives after last Winter, I decided that I couldn’t live without Bees. I love to look out the window and see my girls buzzing around, coming and going… then wander outside and have a look at what they are bringing home. I decided I must get another colony, but [...] The post Beehive Inspection Spring 30 November 2021 appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Learning to identify what you see – information about nectar, pollen and brood. Its key to know what you are looking at – take time to have a really good look at the frames – take it slowly and calmly. Nectar is ingested by the bees as they forage on flowers – so all nectar [...] The post Beehive Inspection – Summer 2021 – what did we see ? appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Thanks so much, we are grateful for all your support over the past Bee Seasons, we’ve enjoyed hearing your beekeeping adventures and sharing ours with you.  Our appreciation of your emails and conversations have been awesomeness banaNa’s! As with our end of bee season breaks we put your Patreon, payments on hold. Annually, during our [...] The post Greetings our wonderful Patrons appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Why did my Bees leave in Winter? Margaret answers this question from Michael. The post Why did my Bees leave in Winter? appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Michael Jordan is a Beekeeper, Educator and Mead Maker from Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. In this episode we discuss how and why Micro Mead Making is the greatest way to start Making Mead. The post Making a Gallon of Mead: Micro Mead Making With Michael Jordan – KM160 appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

In this show we answer questions about Api Life Var and New Queens, where to put a box and Losing a Queen. The post Q & A – Getting Ready for Winter – KM159 appeared first on kiwimana ..read more