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A timeline of NZ beekeeping history...

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NZ beekeepers have been using paraffin wax for both wood preservation and for AFB sterilisation for many years. Here are some of the significant articles.

• Parent Directory
• 1889_02_Brine_to_sterilise_AFB.pdf
• 1913_02_Foulbrood.pdf
• 1930_03_Wax_dip_for_preservative.pdf
• 1939_01_Journal_Ag_Wax_dipping.pdf
• 1944_Bee_Diseases.pdf
• 1950_08_No_more_shook_swarms.pdf
• 1950_11_Dept_Ag_AFB_policy.pdf
• 1953_09_Journal_Ag_Wax_dipping.pdf
• 1964_10_Wax_dipping.pdf
• 1968_01_Wax_dipping.pdf
• 1973_02_Wax_dipping.pdf
• 1978_06_Wax_dipping.pdf
• 1980_12_Wax_dipping.pdf
• 1998_05_Wax_dip_effectiveness.pdf
• 2001_05_Australian_use_of_paraffin_dipping.pdf