Grass Esposti

As one of the organisers of the amazing Big Buzz Honey & Bee Festival held at the beginning of 2021, I gained front row insight...

Most of us are oblivious to the fact that New Zealand is home to gorgeous native bees, also known as ngāro huruhuru. There are now...

Ageing is a natural process that we will all go through eventually, whether we want to or not. Some of us accept this process gracefully....

Beekeepers are a funny bunch. I reckon we are quirky mostly due to the amount of time we spend crouched or bent over with our...

If you are truly lucky you might come across prancing beekeepers at this time of the year – perhaps not dressed up in a red...

The once fine and noble New Zealand beekeeping industry, made up of valiant beekeepers who loved this hobby and produced sufficient honey for us all,...

I would love to gloat that I have been extremely busy with a successful honey harvest, getting sticky and smothered in sweet amber. However, the...

I never once imagined when I became a beekeeper a few moons ago that my free time would change in so many different ways. I...

I belong to that generation where asking about a person’s age, especially a female’s age is considered death defying or rude – unless of course...

January and February are usually the months when beekeepers look forward with trepidation to harvesting their bees’ hard work. It is also when backs groan,...