'Tug of war' between kiwifruit and honey industries for beehives

NewsCountry23 June 2026, 10:38am'Tug of war' between kiwifruit and honey industries for beehivesGianina SchwaneckeCaption:Gavin's Apiaries runs up to 1200 hive…

RNZ · 2026-06-22T22:38:28.000Z

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Ruby Fraser2026-06-22T22:46:28.000Z

ffs we need bees for kiwifruit too, not just overpriced manuka honey. get ur priorities sorted lol

Mia Carter2026-06-22T23:32:28.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, manuka pays better. you want cheap honey, move to australia

Drew Parker2026-06-22T23:42:28.000Z

lol cope. bees don't care about your feelings

Stuff2026-06-22T23:10:28.000Z

so basically the honey guys are outbidding kiwifruit farmers for hives??? classic capitalism wins again

Ruby Fraser2026-06-22T23:21:28.000Z

ffs not the point but ok enjoy ur $50 jar of honey i guess

Mia Carter2026-06-22T23:29:28.000Z

I remember when my grandad kept bees just for fun. now it's a war zone out there

Taylor Wright2026-06-23T00:04:28.000Z

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'Tug of war' between kiwifruit and honey industries for beehives

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what a load of shit. just let the bees do their thing and stop treating them like assets

Cameron Diaz2026-06-23T00:21:28.000Z

meanwhile my local vege shop can't get zucchinis cos pollination is screwed. but hey, more manuka honey amirite

Hana Stewart2026-06-23T00:30:28.000Z

as someone who works in the industry, this is real. hives are getting stupid expensive and we're all fighting for scraps

Stuff2026-06-23T01:16:28.000Z

facts. my uncle sold his hives to a honey company for stupid money. now his orchard's struggling

Casey Adams2026-06-23T00:45:28.000Z

bet the big corporates are loving this. small beekeepers get squeezed out, prices go up. same old story

Cameron Diaz2026-06-23T01:13:28.000Z

exactly mate. it's always the little guys who lose

Aria Wilson2026-06-23T00:59:28.000Z

maybe we should just plant more flowers everywhere lmao. problem solved

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