Beekeeping in the Hawkes Bay with Beekeeper John Berry - KM142
Yipee, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you. John Berry is a third generation beekeeper and has worked in the family Business "Arataki Honey" before starting his own business “Berry Bees” with his brother Peter. He now produces comb-honey for the Hawkes Bay Farmers Market. Links / Resources mentioned this week John's website is Here:-http://www.berrybees.co.nz/ 2011 - Beekeepers fire up over outbreak https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462aobjectid=11041524 2015 - An interview with John’s Father “Ian Berry”https://knowledgebank.org.nz/audio/ian-berry-interview/ 2016 - John Berry: Buzz off, you beekeeping bandits https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503459aobjectid=11658445 2019 - Beekeepers say there's not enough food for all hives as more and more are created https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/beekeepers-say-theres-not-enough-food-all-hives-more-and-created 2019 - Corporate interests stinging local beekeepers https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/larry-williams-drive/audio/john-berry-corporate-interests-stinging-local-beekeepers/ Arataki Honey website is HERE:-http://www.aratakihoneyhb.co.nz/ What is in the Show What do you love about beekeeping? 00:02:00 What happened to the clover this year? 00:02:59 How did John get started in Beekeeping? 00:03:28 How did Arataki Honey get started 00:03:45 What would John tell his younger self 00:06:06 Do you have a funny beekeeping experience that you would like to share? 00:10:31 What can we do about AFB in New Zealand 00:12:19 The Honey levy proposed by Apiculture New Zealand 00:16:29 What does John think about the overstocking of hives in the Hawkes Bay? 00:18:12 What's the biggest issue facing beekeeping In the Hawkes Bay? 00:20:05 John work with VSH Queens 00:22:13 John is a Comb Honey Specialist producer 00:23:10 What does John use to Control Mites 00:24:46 John's mites showed signs of resistance to Bayvarol Strips 00:25:00 John is going to try Oxalic acid 00:27:30 Treated Bees produce more Honey 00:29:29 What's the biggest mistake you see a lot of new beekeepers making? 00:30:21 Is monitoring varroa mites a good idea? 00:31:15 Has Varroa benefited New Zealand Beekeeping? 00:34:30 Will Feral Bees return to New Zealand? 00:35:34 Why do bees turn nasty 00:37:59 Our Bees are designed to have a winter 00:41:00 Does the Hawkes Bay have a lot of wasps? 00:42:11 What are John?s plans for the coming season? 00:43:56 Is overstocking because of Manuka? 00:45:49 The pollination of clover is being threatened 00:46:40 The price of manuka sites is getting stupid 00:50:12 The Manuka Crop was zero this year in the HB 00:51:07 What does John think of the new Manuka Standard 00:54:20 Full show notes These notes are a summary of the full show notes. The full show notes include pictures and more detail information about the show. The full shows are locked for non-supporters until the shows have been released to the public. The full show notes are here:-http://kiwi.bz/berry Thanks Gary and Margaretkiwimana buzz Beekeeping Show Follow us on Social Media Facebook - http://kiwi.bz/facebookPinterest - http://kiwi.bz/pinterestTwitter - http://kiwi.bz/twitter Learn ways to subscribe to get the next episode the minute it is released here:- https://kiwimana.co.nz/how-to-subscribe-to-the-kiwimana-buzz-show/ Please Support this podcast