Colorado_Chris

Thank you so very much for hosting me at your hives yesterday Alastair, I had a spectacular time inspecting, testing, and learning about the the varroa treatments you and James are experimenting with. I'm excited now for my upcoming visit with Trevor in Palmerston North as well, especially with the nearby honey center which we unfortunately couldn't make it to yesterday in Puhoi. James I would love to learn more about your AFB sniffing dog when I get to the South Island, I have a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever back home that I had previously planned to train simil

Hello New Zealand Commercial Beekeepers! I'm a visiting sideliner from the US (Boulder, Colorado) on holiday to hike the 3000km Te Araroa trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff. As I tramp through your beautiful countyside I'm excited to see hives in full spring action with seconds and thirds already, especially since I just buttoned up my hives for the winter and they've already received 30+ cm of snow! In addition to running a few dozen hives back home, I consult for the University of Colorado's Peleg Bee Lab as the primary beekeeper maintaining hives and isolating swarms f