A veteran beekeeper has barely made enough profit as he watches prices of New Zealand honey continue to plummet. But as the mānuka industry continues to boom, other beekeepers face fierce competition, varroa and wasp invasions. Most of the new corporate beekeepers have already gone into places where there were already bees and beekeepers. “There’s half a million more hives in New Zealand than there should be and a lot of them are concentrated in certain areas. The price dropped further when it came to Clover honey.

Source: Stuff July 10, 2021 17:03 UTC