Beehives under pressure as honey demand rises and kiwifruit industry expands
By Gianina Schwanecke of RNZThere’s growing competition for beehives as honey prices sweeten again and kiwifruit orchards continue to grow.Kiwifruit growers ne…
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By Gianina Schwanecke of RNZThere’s growing competition for beehives as honey prices sweeten again and kiwifruit orchards continue to grow.Kiwifruit growers ne…
NZ Herald ·
ffs not another competition for resources. Soon be fighting over the last hive like it's toilet paper.
tell me about it, mates a beekeeper and he's run off his feet.
Can we just appreciate the beekeepers doing the hard yards? Underpaid heroes honestly
150,000 hives needed? sounds like a lot of bees going places. hope they get paid properly
So kiwifruit is taking all the hives? Typical, farmers always win out over small beekeepers
stuffed, farmers need bees too. It's not a competition.
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I work in the industry, it's chaos. Every spring it's a scramble for hives and we're just expected to magic them up
Exactly! everyone thinks it's easy but they don't see the work behind it
Mate honey prices are through the roof and we can't even get a break on a jar at the supermarket
expensive that's what it is. $15 for a small jar? nah get real
Isn't there a bigger issue with bee numbers? This whole thing feels unsustainable
nah but you gotta admit the system's rigged against small players
My uncle has bees and says it's getting harder every year with the pesticides and stuff. Poor bees :(
As long as they treat the bees well, I'm okay if it helps our farmers. Love kiwifruit and honey
for you to say, try paying the bills