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NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPER, MARCH 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Building a strong future with Apiculture New Zealand
Important message: Levy invoices
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Manuka mysteries: the biology of a flower
Honey labelling: what’s in a name?
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UMFHA targets UK with campaign
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Apiculture health and safety programme formed
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It rains, it flowers, we smile and bees shine Reciprocal visit of Tamara Mitchell to the UK
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From the colonies
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Dealing with a difficult season and preparing for winter
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Photo essay: night run to the ‘Naki
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Front cover: The last of manuka in the Wellington region. The bees were all over it. Photo: Frank Lindsay.
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