Fiji’s Best Honey 2021 – FBA AGM 2021
“Fiji’s Best Honey 2021” was awarded by Mr. Rahim of Fiji Beekeepers Association.
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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.
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Ministry of Agriculture is offering cyclone relief for Vanua Levu Beekeepers after TC Yasa
Ministry of Agriculture is offering cyclone relief for Vanua Levu Beekeepers after TC Yasa . The Bee Section of Ministry of Agriculture is offering cyclone relief in the form of bee food supplement.
Impacts of Cyclones on Beekeepers in the South Pacific
Experience in Fiji suggests that the main difference between losing only 10-20% of bee colonies and losing 70% or more was whether the beekeeper roped or strapped the hives so that the hive bottom, boxes and lid all stayed together with the frames inside.
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Beekeeper Mentor Program – Call for mentor volunteers
Fiji Beekeepers Association is looking for skilled beekeepers who are willing to mentor less experienced beekeepers for a one-year period beginning in January. Mentors will work side-by-side with their trainee(s) and teach them essential beekeeping skills.
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Bee Keeping in Labasa Fiji on TV – Talk Business
Talk Business travels to the terrains of Dreketi-lailai in Labasa to showcase how farmers have ventured into bee keeping! Find out how farmers have mastered the skill of beekeeping and also how the hardworking bees are producing some of the best honey in Fiji!
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Recommended Sampling Method for Varroa in Fiji
Two sampling methods provide the best estimates of mite populations. Both involve removing mites from the bodiesof adult bees, then counting the mites to establish a standard percentage measure of mite numbers (i.e., number of mites per 100 adult bees). The recommended sampling methods in Fiji is with icing (powdered) sugar shake. Practice improves accuracy
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Honey bee on coffee flower in Fiji – John Caldeira
So we have been having discussions on which flowers do honey bees like or indeed even land on, and collect nectar and pollen from in Fiji. There is normal vocal disagreement and discussion, always good natured 🙂 , at every Fiji Beekeepers Association meeting.
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‘A Guide to Beekeeping in the Tropics’ with Gavin McKenzie Videos
I have uploaded each chapter of `A Guide to Beekeeping in the Tropics’ with Gavin McKenzie to YouTube for everyone to see fast and simply. It is easiest followed from this playlist.
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Highly recommended – Varroa Mite Management Training – Fiji
We attended a great workshop run by Satish and Isireli at Commercial Honey Supplies, Workshop, Dilkusha, Nausori on 16 September 2020.
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