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Product, Getting Started

Beekeeping gear – DIY or buy?

Beekeeping can be an expensive hobby. There’s a lot of gear involved – from the hives themselves, to the suit and gloves, to all the useful little tools and accessories.

Learn, Getting Started, Beekeeping 101

Your Summer Beekeeping Checklist

Preparations, inspections and key jobs to remember

Learn, Beekeeping 101

How to harvest your honey

Ready to start harvesting your honey? Ecrotek can help, with our step-by-step honey extraction guide.

Disease, Varroa, Health

Checking for Varroa in New Zealand Hives

The Ecrotek team talks you through everything you need to know about Varroa mites in New Zealand, and how to check for them.

Ecrotek | Simpler Honey Testing With Humm

Don’t forget, honey can pose risks to our health. Here’s why you should test it – and how to make it simpler with Ecrotek’s Humm.

Minding your beeswax

There’s more to beekeeping than honey. Honey is great, but it isn’t the only useful thing you can get from your busy bees. Beeswax, propolis, and royal jelly are just some of the other substances produced by bees – and harvested by beekeepers.

How-To, Getting Started, Beekeeping 101

Extraction made easy

Spring signals the beginning of honey-making season for your bees. Towards the end of summer, your hives will be heaving with honey, and it will be time for your job – extraction. Extraction is a fairly simple process, but if you haven’t done it before, it can seem complicated. If you want to sell your honey, or export it, it gets trickier, so it’s good to work out what you need to do before you start. Here’s what you need to know:

Learn, Beekeeping 101

Extracting Honey From Your Frames

Now that you have removed your honey frames, it’s time to extract! Ecrotek walks you through the next steps.

Learn, How-To, Getting Started

8 Reasons to Start Beekeeping

Wondering about getting started with beekeeping? Here are the 8 best reasons to go for it.