Fiji’s Best Honey 2021 – FBA AGM 2021
“Fiji’s Best Honey 2021” was awarded by Mr. Rahim of Fiji Beekeepers Association.
Beekeeping news
Fiji National Beekeeping Symposium & FBA Annual General Meeting 2021
Fiji Beekeepers Association is pleased to invite all Fijian beekeepers to this educational beekeeping symposium. Educational talks, suppliers and buyers, honey contest, auction, and more. The agenda is still being developed, but we will surely address varroa, AFB, market conditions, and FBA’s ongoing projects. There is no costs to attend the symposium. Lunch is provided. …
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Varroa – Part 3: Synthetic Chemical Miticides
Chemical miticides are the most effective and easiest way to control Varroa. The most popular treatments overseas are plastic strip products (Apistan and Apivar) that only require two trips to the apiary – one to put the strips between brood frames, and another to take them out 6-8 weeks later. This is my recommendation for …
Varroa – Part 2 : Controlling Varroa Mites
Papua New Guinean beekeepers have suffered from the same species of varroa 10 years longer than Fijians, so we can learn from the PNG experience. Anecdotal evidence from PNG suggests substantial negative impacts on honey production. In the early years, untreated in PNG, it caused bee colony deaths estimated at 60% – 90% in some …
Homemade Sticky Boards
As discussed in the post about Varroa Mites, here is a cheap and easy way to make your own sticky boards.
Workshop: Value-Added Bee Products – March 2021
Fiji Beekeepers Association, in collaboration with the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research and Loving Islands, is offering free 2-day workshops on making and marketing value-added bee products.
Varroa – Part 1: identifying varroa mites
Last week I was surprised by the high varroa mite counts in several apiaries in the Rakiraki area.
Fiji Beekeepers Association Mentor Program Update – February 2021
Twenty four trainees were selected into the 2021 program and paired with 17 mentors. Trainees have an average (median) of two and a half years beekeeping experience and 6 hives. Mentors have an average of 10 years experience and 54 hives.
Basic Beekeeping Workshop – 4th March 2021 (Theory & Practical)
Bula vinaka…we just want to inform everyone that our Beekeeping Workshops will be starting again on the 4th of March 2021.
Low Cost Queen Bees Available To Cyclone-Affected Areas In Fiji’s Northern Division
Fiji Beekeepers Association is assisting beekeepers in Vanualevu as part of TC Yasa rehab programme by providing queen bees at a subsidized price from reliable queen breeders in the North.