Bees
Steve Wratten: plants to please bees
Steve Wratten is Professor of Ecology with the Bio-Protection Research Centre based at Lincoln University. Audio
The Rest Is History: Bees in New Zealand
Tonight for The Rest Is History we're looking at the arrival of the first honey bees in New Zealand - 181 years ago today, in 1839. Audio
Nights Science - Mad Honey
Rhododendron and similar plants, contain toxic chemicals called grayanotoxins. These toxins can accumulate in honey, particularly around the Black Sea region of Turkey. Leo Schepp from Toxinform joins… Audio
Boys and bees make honey for fees
The Williams and Eschenbach boys, aged 15 to 21, are hoping to fund their education through their own honey business. They manage the bees, harvest the honey and market the product as a team, with… Audio
How to help inner-city bees thrive and protect biodiversity
While beekeeping is experiencing a resurgence, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy from For The Love Of Bees is urging Aucklanders to plant flowers and foods that will support bees, rather than leaping headfirst into… Audio
Making money from honey
The Hantz family has been producing honey at Lakeside in Canterbury since 1951. Barry Hantz joined the apiary in 2001 and now, with 13 employees and 3500 hives in operation across the region, he says… Audio
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
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
Love in the air for Italian bees near Ōtaki
The bees are buzzing at Gary Milne and Penny Kerr-Heslop's Ōtaki property, but it's in the science lab where the real magic happens. Video, Audio
Efforts to eradicate deadly disease from Hamilton hives
Waikato Beekeepers are taking samples from Hamilton's 1500 hives, in a co-ordinated effort to rid the city of American Foulbrood disease which wipes out bees. Honey Scientist, Dr Mark Goodwin says… Audio, Gallery
Efforts made to ensure queen bees delivered alive
A bee company is taking matters into its own hands to make sure queen bees are arriving to customers alive and well after a number died while being couriered. Southern Sun Queen Bees in Horowhenua… Audio
What is the mystery, yellow substance bothering Waitara residents?
What has been leaving Waitara resident's cars and buildings covered in spots and splatters of a pale yellow and difficult to remove substance? Reporter Robin Martin headed to the North Taranaki… Video, Audio
Asia Pacific Triennial invaded by bees
One of the biggest contemporary visual arts events in Australasia, the Asia Pacific Triennial opening this weekend will see over 600,000 people through the Queensland Art Gallery and Museum of Modern… Audio, Gallery
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
Our Changing World for 25 October 2018
A project to map manuka flowering and help bee keepers pick the best places for their hives, and screening native plants to find resistance to myrtle rust. Audio
Secret life of bees on show in Bee Awareness Month
It's Bee Awareness Month, and beekeeper Steve Leslie's is EXCITED. He joins us to explain why bees are so important to the natural world, and he's also got some tips on how you can help them thrive. Audio
Accusations of fake honey sold in Aussie supermarkets
Australia's biggest honey company, and some of the country's supermarkets, are facing claims of selling fake honey. Audio
Exploring bee-volution and humanity's honey history
There probably isn't another creature on the planet more taken for granted than the humble bee. For every third bite of food you eat, you can thank a bee. Bees visit about 75% of the most popular and… Audio