Hi this is Episode Seventy two of our beekeeping podcast, This week we are talking about Disappearance of bees, Liquid Gold and transforming your balcony.

This executive producers for this months show are Lauren Hoffman and Aaron Jennings from Jennings Apiaries

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This is the last show of our season, we will back in August with new shows and blog posts. Have a great winter break, our shop will still remain open for all your Beekeeping needs.

Hi, it’s Gary and Margaret here, We are beekeepers from the hills of the Waitakere Ranges in West Auckland, New Zealand. Our podcast is about beekeeping, Gardening and bit of politics about environmental issues. We also have been known to go off on tangents about other issues.

What’s happening at kiwimana

Gary

New WebSite Launched, Mr Google happy now 🙂

New WebSite Launched, Mr Google happy now 🙂 Did you know the Show Notes are behind the screen? Click on the podcast image on your phone.

Been cleaning up work shop and battling mice making homes for winter.

Bad winter weather this week.

Hunting Wasps update, many people having issues with wasps/Yellow Jackets

Margaret

Ethan gently levering down the colony

Flooding in Texas, more info HERE

Beekeeping courses started

New Fire on its way

Tree hive Bee Hive

Demo of kiwi Oxalic Acid Vaporizer at the Auckland Bee Club

Annual Disease Return Forms need to be sent by the end of May

American Foul Brood Found in customers hives

Summary of what the season was like in New Zealand for us

Blog Recap – Top three Blog Posts Last Month

Beekeeping News

Audio – Disappearance of bees a mystery

A worrying story from New Zealand about CCD like symptoms experienced in New Zealand. We discuss the Radio New Zealand article about this situation.

Bee scientists have been left baffled by the disappearance of thousands of honey bees from hives last spring, and say unless it happens again, it remains a mystery as to what caused it.

Disappearance of bees a mystery

The full audio can be found HERE

Your Feedback

Jude Purenti – Yes had Bees in September then October they were gone. Also was not a good growing for alot in this area, very Strange season.

Laura Fogleman Doughty – I am sorry to hear this.

Sugar syrup shortens the life of bees

A three year study has concluded that honey is the best feed for bees and it even makes the average life span of a bee increase by up to six days.

It’s a common habit of most beekeepers to remove all the honey from the hives and then feed with sugar syrup, so they come through the winter.

But now the question is to what extent this artificial diet harm the bees?

Sugar syrup shortens the life of bees

Your feedback:-

Caroline Davies – thank you! take away the “natural” and varied food source for any living thing, replace it with sugar and – well, it isn’t rocket science. The metaphor/equivalent can be seen almost endlessly here on earth…

How to capture a bee swarm

A great primer in how to catch a swarm, read all about the “Bee Catching: Iwo Jima Style method with Linda Tillman who we interviewed on Episode 46.

Whether you’re a new beekeeper or a homeowner with a problem, here’s what to do if thousands of honeybees descend upon your backyard.

How to capture a bee swarm – Tom Oder

Here is Linda’s article about the swarm capture:-

There’s no Such Thing as a Free Lunch!

Video – Liquid Gold – Great Doco about Manuka

This was sent in from Kade from Sheffield, Tasmania.

This video is about the Manuka honey industry in New Zealand and Australia’s endeavours in copying the success of Manuka honey with Jelly Bush Honey. Well worth a watch.

Real Manuka Honey

Dairy may still be the darling of New Zealand agriculture, but there’s a growing buzz about gold – liquid gold.

Liquid Gold – Great Doco about Manuka

Manuka Honey: Why It’s Great For Your Skin

A great article that discusses ways you can use Manuka Honey in your beauty routine. Did you know you it can Heal acne, Repair skin, Hydrates your skin and has Anti-ageing properties.

A few months ago, the stress I was experiencing in my life started showing up on my face. Major life changes, lack of sleep and a less-than-perfect diet began taking a toll on my emotional and mental wellbeing. Physically, the stresses manifested in a lackluster complexion, facial dryness and breakouts the caliber of which I hadn’­t seen since my early teens.

Manuka Honey: Why It’s Great For Your Skin

Your feedback:-

Renee Wynyard – Awesomeness 🙂

6 solutions for transforming your balcony into a biodiversity sanctuary

A great article about how to help nature, even if you live in the city and don’t have much land.

These include:- A insect hotel

Honey-producing plants

Set up a beehive

Offer bird lodgings

Bird feeders

Cultivate an outdoor garden

Some plant and animal species are under threat in our towns. We can all help encourage urban biodiversity and many townspeople do encourage birds and insects to settle on their balconies.

6 solutions for transforming your balcony into a biodiversity sanctuary

Our Bird Feeder / Grass Land

Questions from you…

If you have a question, email [email protected] and the team at kiwimana will do our best to answer it.

How to keep wasps away from bees hives – Liz – Tarnaki

Do you need to feed bees when it rains – Debby – Wellsford

How does apistan work…Jarvis – New York

Contains Fluvalinate

It rubs off onto the bees from the strips

Its Fat Soluble so will soak into your wax foundation

Fluvalinate is very highly toxic to fish

Here is our article about Apistan:- Apistan – What is it and Why we don’t use it

Residue of fluvalinate, a unique pyrethroid material

with reduced toxicity to honey bees, is rubbed and tracked off the plastic strips onto the

bees. Over time, the bees absorb enough acaricide on their exoskeletons and track

enough material over the combs to make them toxic to the mites. Dr. Eric C. Mussen – UC Davis

Blog Post Coming Soon

Interview with Bill Catherall from BeeVlog.

Lauren and Andy from Jennings ApiariesInterview Lauren and Aaron from Jennings Apiaries

Tree hive Bee Hive

Top Free Beekeeping Podcasts

Feedback from you guys!!!

Email

I like listening to your show. I became interested in beekeeping

In the summer of 2014 while cutting hay around an apiary.

I was on my tractor and discovered iTunes and found your podcast and have listened to every episode, Some twice. Ok, maybe three times. Lol. Great info and humor. Keep up the excellent work.

I started this spring with two small cell nucs. I’ve since caught several swarms around our hayfields. THIS IS ADDICTIVE AND I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MICHAEL BUSH WHEN HE SAID RUN AWAY QUICKLY. lol…..Bobby Whitfield.

The Kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast – iTunes Reviews

Outstanding information and great entertainment – Brandon and the Bee’s – 5 Stars – United States of America

New beekeeper here with two hives and over the last three weeks I’ve listened to all of the podcasts from the start and now can’t wait for the next installment haha keep up the good work………. Awesome guys Yeahhhh!!!! Brandon Boerne, Texas – Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Awesome podcast – Bobbywhitfield – 5 Stars – United States of America

This podcast is my favorite beekeeping podcast. It’s full of great information, news and humor. Most of the best interviews I’ve heard have been On the buzz. Keep up the great work. Bobby in Arkansas – Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Love my bees – Bees on the moon – 5 Stars – New Zealand

Thank you kiwimana, my bees are happy than ever with those helpful tips. Best bee keeping podcast in New Zealand and maybe the world – Friday, 22 May 2015

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