Notice Board
14 December 2009 - Employment Wanted
Sigitas Berzinskas is looking for a beekeeping job in New Zealand and would like to know more about the requirements needed. If you would like to help Sigitas or would like a copy of his CV, please email him at berziukas@gmail.com
27 November 2009 - Business venture
Three individuals are looking to invest in NZ for beekeeping operations especially for producing Manuka honey and would like to find an appropriate partner in NZ.
If you would like more information, please contact Craig Sicinski at svetiksman@yahoo.com
27 November 2009 - Employment wanted
Edwin P. Jovellano is a beekeeper from the Philippines. He would like to apply his experience and knowledge in beekeeping here in New Zealand.
He presently works as a beekeeper in the province of Laguna, Philippines, and is tasked to perform a variety of beekeeping functions such as queen production, equalising and boosting of colonies, honey production - extraction, diagnosing bee pests and diseases and their control, making frames, nucs, boxes and among others.
He has been in beekeeping activities since 2003 and has attended trainings and seminars in beekeeping and also presently manages his own bee colonies in his backyard. His other skills include carpentry works, painting and livestock raising.
Edwin is looking to apply his skills and experience in beekeeping in a more challenging environment and believes that NZ is the place.
For more information, please email him at epjovellano@yahoo.com.ph or you may call 0063-9104330186.
11 November 2009 - Visiting beekeepers
Two Israelian (husband and wife) beekeepers have decided to spend their vacation this Year in New Zealand.
They own more than 1000 hives and a own honey boutique where they sell our products. They are interested in visiting some beekeepers over the New Year period.
They are arriving in Aukland on December 16th, 2009 and depart on mid January from Christchurch.
They intend to hire a car.
If you are interested in meeting with them, contact Orna & Shabtai Simon on either www.simonbees.co.il or, contact@simonbees.co.il
21 October 2009 - Work wanted
Tony Newman is coming to New Zealand from mid-November 2009 to the end of February 2010, and is looking for some sort of job/wwoof style exchange in small-scale organic bee farming.
He's a 47-year-old man and has worked on organic farms, alternative projects and smallholdings (including his own) for 25 years. He's kept bees in England for four years on the organic farm where he lives and works, and wants to increase his knowledge of different techniques.
He believes he is multiskilled and very practical. If you are interested in learning more about Tony please email tonybees62@hotmail.com
13 October 2009 - Honey research
Peter Widmer is working on behalf of a project in Tanzania that works in collaboration with the Tanzanian Government (Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Marketing).
They're in the process of conducting a research project where they want to learn how honey (and other bee products, such as beeswax) from Tanzania compares to honeys from other origins.
Peter is looking for contacts of beekeepers or firms in NZ that can help him learn what international buyers look for in honey (and products) so they can work with their village producers to create a product that meets international expectations in terms of price, quality, and service.
Any information you provide will be anonymous. In the final report, a list of the persons/firms interviewed will be made, but without linking their responses to them unless they specifically permit us to do so.
If you would like to be involved in this project or find out more inforamtion, please contact Peter Widmer at ied.resource@gmail.com
12 October 2009 - Honey wanted
David Gallen would like to purchase honey from various beekeepers all over NZ (particularly manuka with high anti-bacterial properties for export). Packaging and certification information would also be useful.
If you would like to get in contact with David to help him out or for more information, please davobook@hotmail.com or phone 027 470 9898.
10 October 2009 - Exporting opportunity
Ralf Kurpjuweit runs an apiary in Germany and is wanting to import 200 to 300 package bees from New Zealand to Germany in March/April 2010.
Please contact him on R.Kurpjuweit@web.de if you are interested in this opportunity.
5 October 2009 - Work wanted
Alban Auge is a young beekeeper in France, and is very interested in New Zealand honey. He is currently completing a MASTER of Nutrition-Quality and Health, in Paris France, and is looking for an internship in New Zealand which can begin from January 2010.
Please contact Alban if you know of any employment opportunities, especially in the area of nutritional education and communication.
27 September 2009 - Apprenticeship Wanted
I am currently seeking a beekeeping apprenticeship in New Zealand; I am originally from England and I arrived here recently on a working holiday visa specifically for this purpose.
My father kept hives when I was young and my long running adoration of bees and honey, with a particular interest in Manuka and its highly lauded healing properties, have led to my coming to New Zealand solely to pursue this line of interest.
I am also an artist and my current practise is engaged with flight patterns, mapping of animal movement/migration/behaviour patterns, and particularly looking at that of bees.
If you would like to contact me in regards to an apprenticeship or for information on my employment history my details are below.
Regards,
Crystal Kershaw
crystalmkershaw@googlemail.com
0211 023 082
17 September 2009 - Artificial Insemination Course - March 2010
As part of the Varroa research being undertaken, Plant and Food Research will be running an artificial insemination course in March 2010. At present they are looking for expressions of interest.
If this sounds like something you'd be interested in learning more about, please contact Michelle Taylor on either of the mediums below.
T: +64 7 959 4564
F: +64 7 959 4431
mtaylor@hortresearch.co.nz
www.plantandfood.com
The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited
17 September 2009 - Employment Wanted
Alex from Bulgaria has 10 years experience working in beekeeping and is looking for work here in New Zealand. If you would like to know more about Alex's employment history, please email him at alexx.beeman@gmail.com as he would be more than happy to provide you with information about himself and his previous work.
4 September 2009 - Employment Wanted!
Hello!
We are a fun, and energetic beekeeping couple from the US. We are looking for contacts with New Zealand beekeepers for seasonal employment. We are interested in working bees during our winter months, and are open anytime from November through March.
We are are in our early thirties, and have no children, and are easy to please! We currently own 60 hives, which we run in conjunction with our family's bee business, Opp Honey Inc. Our bees are in North Dakota in the summer, where Opp Honey is home-based, and in California for almond pollination in the winter. We are also employed by Opp Honey for the North Dakota honey season and for spring hive maintenance and re-queening in California. Tina has worked bees for Opp Honey for 19 years, and Jason has been more recently introduced, but has quickly taken to beekeeping. Our winter home is the Washington coast, where Jason owns and operates a portable sawmill for custom lumber milling, and Tina is a ceramic artist and potter.
We have heard great things about New Zealand, and are excited to learn about New Zealand beekeeping methods and to increase our beekeeping community.
Do you know of any beekeepers that may be interested in us? Feel free to give them our contact information, or please send us their information!
Our contact information is:
tjoopp@yahoo.com
lowerhohhouse@yahoo.com
Jason and Tina Huelsdonk
1-360-640-9875
Thank you so much for your time!
Sincerely,
Jason and Tina Huelsdonk
28 August 2009 - Application in Beekeeping
Dear Sir/Ma'm
Greetings, I'm Edwin P. Jovellano a beekeeper from the Philippines. Please help me to apply my experience and knowledge in beekeeping in your good organization.
I'm presently working as a beekeeper here in our province of Laguna, Philippines, tasked to perform variety of beekeeping function such as queen production, equalizing and boosting of colonies, honey production - extraction, diagnosing bee pests and diseases and their control, making frames, nucs, boxes and among others. I have been in beekeeping activities since 2003 and I have attended trainings and seminars in beekeeping and also presently managing my own bee colonies in our backyard. My other skills including professional driver with valid license,other carpentry works, painting and other livestock raising.
I am currently looking to apply my skills and experience in beekeeping in a more challenging environment and believe that you would benefit from my drive, enthusiasm and passion in this industry.
For more information, please email me at epjovellano@yahoo.com.ph or you may call at my mobile 0063-9104330186.
Thank you and looking forward to hear from you soon.God bless and more power.
Yours sincerely,
Edwin P. Jovellano
19 August 2009 - Organic Trial
Hi Beekeepers
We are looking for beekeepers that would be interested in receiving Spring and Autumn Apiguard treatments for 20 hives supplied free of charge. But wait! additional to this we will assess a sample of 300 bees from 25 of your colonies not once not twice but SIX times during the year and all FREE of CHARGE. If this sounds too good to be true...there are 3 catches. Please read on and see if you fit the requirements.
You supply
1) 25 colonies (a range of sizes but at least 6 frames in September) with closed floorboards, in one apiary.
2) Accurate results of hive size in spring and autumn and honey production
3) Follow the instructions, which are simple this year
4) take honey bee samples (300 bees) pre and post each Apiguard treatment and send to us for analysis (they will not be returned).
5) Treat 5 colonies with Bayvarol/Apistan (you supply)
6) Treat 20 hives with Apiguard (we supply)
We had amazing beekeepers helping us last year and we need at least 7 more to participat this year.
Please let me know if you are interested as we need to send you the trial information and some rims and treatments as soon as possible (maybe even chocolate??) . This will enable you to have the first tray of the Apiguard treatment on the hives by the 11 October.
If you know of anyone please contact Omar Martinez (OMartinez@hortresearch.co.nz).
Thank you and best wishes
Michelle Taylor and Omar Martinez
Michelle Taylor
Scientist
T: +64 7 959 4564
F: +64 7 959 4431
mtaylor@hortresearch.co.nz
www.plantandfood.com
The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited