New Zealand BeeKeeper - November 2016

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NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPER, NOVEMBER 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Varroa control research: brief update

19

Apiculture New Zealand appoints chief executive

4

Teucrium fruticans: a hedge plant attractive to bees

EPA’s new voice

4

21

Appointments made to the Standards, Compliance and Regulation Focus Group

Chatham Island skepping

22

5

A Million Dollar Nose?

23

Police need industry’s help

5

News from the Deep South

24

Obituary: Stanley Stewart McAuslan

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Wanganui club goes all out for BAM

27

Small hive beetle: an overview and differential diagnosis

9

From the colonies

29

MPI reminds beekeepers of listing requirements

13

Preparing for the flow and extracting honey

34

Star performers part 1: introduction to the series and pipfruits

14

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22

14

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Front cover: Foraging a Teucrium fruticans flower. The shrub offers a hedging option that is attractive to bees. See photo essay on page 21. Photo: Paul Burgess.

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Barry Foster Stuart Fraser Sean Goodwin John Hartnell Ricki Leahy

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Peter Luxton Russell Marsh Paul Martin Bruce Wills (Acting Chair)

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