New Zealand beekeeping at the firth of thames and the bay of plenty: conversations with a hobbyist and a new commercial beekeeper

摘要

A11 our hosts surprised us with their extraordinary graciousness, their openness and their eagerness to learn and share. We can not thank them enough for making our journey so memorable. When we turned in our rental car, we were surprised to see we had traveled over 2,500 miles on the two islands. Our journey started on the North Island, home to the majority of New Zealand's population and beekeepers. Throughout New Zealand there are currently 2,966 registered beekeepers, keeping 377,581 hives spread out over 22,448 different apiary sites.