https://happyzine.co.nz Because good news makes a difference Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:35:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.9 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/07/18/canterbury-bee-team-helps-typhoon-victims-in-the-philippines/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/07/18/canterbury-bee-team-helps-typhoon-victims-in-the-philippines/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2015 02:36:52 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=27908   University of Canterbury   Canterbury ‘Bee Team’ helps typhoon victims in the Philippines   Five University of Canterbury (UC) students have returned from the Philippines after helping a poor community of 2,280 people establish hives of stingless bees to ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/07/18/canterbury-bee-team-helps-typhoon-victims-in-the-philippines/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/02/27/plant-these-to-help-save-the-bees/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/02/27/plant-these-to-help-save-the-bees/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:13:02 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=25916 https://happyzine.co.nz/2014/02/27/plant-these-to-help-save-the-bees/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/07/26/beekeepers-on-the-rise-in-nz-while-varroa-threat-lessons/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/07/26/beekeepers-on-the-rise-in-nz-while-varroa-threat-lessons/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 04:01:37 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=24177 There’s hope for the honey bee yet! Despite threat to the honey bee species by varroa mite, demand for honey and the pollination of crops has lead to an increase in hives around New Zealand. Stuff reports ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2013/07/26/beekeepers-on-the-rise-in-nz-while-varroa-threat-lessons/feed/ 3 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/07/02/introducing-melbourne-rooftop-honey/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/07/02/introducing-melbourne-rooftop-honey/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:09:23 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=14337 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/07/02/introducing-melbourne-rooftop-honey/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/05/30/new-zealand-bee-week-30-may-03-june-2011/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/05/30/new-zealand-bee-week-30-may-03-june-2011/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 06:08:25 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=13675 Every year the National Beekeepers’ Association of NZ runs a National Bee Week. This year Bee Week will run from 30 May to 3 June. More than one third of what we eat is the ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/05/30/new-zealand-bee-week-30-may-03-june-2011/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/04/19/natural-sustainable-beekeeping-in-new-zealand/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/04/19/natural-sustainable-beekeeping-in-new-zealand/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:36:53 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=12639 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/04/19/natural-sustainable-beekeeping-in-new-zealand/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/01/15/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-264-save-the-honey-bee/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/01/15/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-264-save-the-honey-bee/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 08:30:56 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=10309 https://happyzine.co.nz/2011/01/15/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-264-save-the-honey-bee/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/12/05/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-224-honey-the-old-ways-remain/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/12/05/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-224-honey-the-old-ways-remain/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:54:36 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=9446 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/12/05/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-224-honey-the-old-ways-remain/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/07/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-199-honey-bees-a-sign-of-hope/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/07/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-199-honey-bees-a-sign-of-hope/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:22:20 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=8715 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/11/07/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog-199-honey-bees-a-sign-of-hope/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/07/27/the-wondrous-world-of-heirloom-vegetables/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/07/27/the-wondrous-world-of-heirloom-vegetables/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:56:46 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=5694 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/07/27/the-wondrous-world-of-heirloom-vegetables/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/06/29/love-the-bees-beekeeping-thoughts-over-the-winter-months/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/06/29/love-the-bees-beekeeping-thoughts-over-the-winter-months/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:50:15 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=5038 For the hobbyist beekeeper, the winter months tend to be a time to reflect, read and maybe come up with a brilliant idea or two! I am not very good on the `ideas` front, but ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/06/29/love-the-bees-beekeeping-thoughts-over-the-winter-months/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/06/24/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog70-introducing-the-green-urban-living-kiwi-website/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/06/24/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog70-introducing-the-green-urban-living-kiwi-website/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:38:55 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=4951 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/06/24/365-days-of-fun-and-chillaxation-%e2%80%93-blog70-introducing-the-green-urban-living-kiwi-website/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/04/29/bees-in-winter/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/04/29/bees-in-winter/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:50:36 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=3459 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/04/29/bees-in-winter/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/03/31/bees-fit-anywhere/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/03/31/bees-fit-anywhere/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:35:37 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=2551 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/03/31/bees-fit-anywhere/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/03/10/baby-bees/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/03/10/baby-bees/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:49:09 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=2202 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/03/10/baby-bees/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/02/09/pure-golden-wax/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/02/09/pure-golden-wax/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:04:33 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=1716 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/02/09/pure-golden-wax/feed/ 1 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/27/the-honey-bee-revival-sexy-sunflower-images-if-youre-a-bee/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/27/the-honey-bee-revival-sexy-sunflower-images-if-youre-a-bee/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:04:24 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=1403 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/27/the-honey-bee-revival-sexy-sunflower-images-if-youre-a-bee/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/26/the-honey-bee-revival-topbar-hives/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/26/the-honey-bee-revival-topbar-hives/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:25:07 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=1395 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/26/the-honey-bee-revival-topbar-hives/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/13/honey-time/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/13/honey-time/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:00:20 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=1288 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/13/honey-time/feed/ 3 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/02/bee-keeping-reclaiming-the-ancient-craft/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/02/bee-keeping-reclaiming-the-ancient-craft/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:57:50 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=1080 https://happyzine.co.nz/2010/01/02/bee-keeping-reclaiming-the-ancient-craft/feed/ 2