Honey
Honey prices slump as beekeeping market heats up
Beekeepers are facing pressures as prices drop, because more commercial beekeepers are entering the market. Those in the industry say the 'gold rush' for manuka honey is partly to blame. Audio
Trees, bees and a nice cold cider, please
Jason Prior is a beekeeper who produces up to 60 tonnes of honey a year, has a nursery that sells trees bees love and is about to plant 1000 cider apple trees. Audio, Gallery
Honey company fined for adding chemicals to product
In the first case of its kind, an Auckland honey company has been fined $260,000 for boosting its product with chemicals to sweeten its value. Audio
The honey bus: A memoir from a girl saved by bees
Journalist and author Meredith May was just five when her parents divorced and her mother took them to live with her grandparents. As her mother retreated into herself, Meredith spent much of her time… Audio
Multiple income streams flow from hill country farm
Diversification is the keyword for Mt Somers Station owners David and Kate Acland. As well as farming cross-bred sheep, beef cattle and deer on the 3800-hectare South Canterbury hill property, the… Audio
Robyn - New album: Honey
Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer Robyn Carlsson has had a career in music spanning 23 years. She's had four UK top ten singles, five Grammy nominations, and has fans around the world… Audio
Manuka honey from farmed plantations
There are plans to produce more manuka honey from farmed plantations rather than from bees foraging nectar in the wild. John Rawcliffe from the Unique Manuka Factor Honey Association joins us to tell… Audio
A flower map to help NZ beekeepers
A Honey Landscape Map for New Zealand could help beekeepers find the best flower-rich sites for their beehives. Audio
Mānuka honey proof test will help quality - producers
Local manuka honey producers say having to prove their product is the real thing could help stop New Zealand honey consumers getting an inferior product. Honey producers are being asked by the… Audio
Setting the Standard
Midlands Apiaries' Adam Boot is all for manuka honey sold domestically having to meet the same standards as manuka honey sent overseas. Audio
Local mānuka honey may face naming challenges
The government is considering extending new rules for the mānuka honey industry to include local products as well as exports.
Another victory in case for mānuka's NZ origin
The Mānuka Honey Appellation Society has successfully certified the term 'mānuka honey' in New Zealand.
Mānuka battle: Federal funding for Australian campaign
The NZ mānuka honey industry is baffled that the Australian government is funding a new international mānuka marketing campaign.
Beekeepers welcome MPI U-turn on Manuka honey
NZ Beekeeping was set to take MPI to the High Court, starting today, over its proposed export standard on the premium honey. The industry group maintained that the standard would have meant more than… Audio
Trans-Tasman war of words over 'mānuka' honey gets stickier
Australia's honey industry is calling for an armistice in the ongoing battle over use of the term "mānuka honey", after Tasmanian producers claimed they produced it first. Audio
Call for public's views on honey
A Parliament select committee is calling for submissions on its inquiry into honey including the definition of manuka and branding in international markets. Audio
New standard set for mānuka honey
The Ministry for Primary Industries has released its definition for mānuka honey.
Australia hits back in mānuka honey standoff
A battle is heating up between New Zealand and Australian honey producers over what constitutes mānuka honey.
Beekeeper arrested after mass hive thefts
Police have arrested a beekeeper in relation to the theft of nearly $200,000 worth of beehives in the Bay of Plenty.