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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
7
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
29
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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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