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Welcome to the New Zealand Beekeeping Digital Archive...

The NZ Beekeeper magazine   Published from 1914-1922, and again starting in 1939. This archive has all issues, though the early images are of poor quality.
NBA minutes   Minutes of the NBA National Executive committee from 1943 to 1993. More still to come...
Buzzwords   This monthly newsletter was published from Sept 1988 until Dec 1993.
The N.Z. HoneyBee   A monthly magazine produced by Percy Hillary (Sir Ed's father) in the period before the NBA produced the second series of their own magazine.
The N.Z. Honey Producer   A monthly magazine produced by W.B. Bray (Airborne Honey) at the time of the NZ Honey Producers Co-op failed.
The Australasian Bee Journal   A monthly magazine produced by Isaac Hopkins in the 1880's. Early NZ beekeeping literature.
Honey Marketing Authority Annual Reports   Financial statements and annual reports from the Honey Marketing Authority (complete set).
Packers Association Newsletters   A range of newsletters from the early days of the Packers Association.
MAF newsletters   The MAF Apicultural Advisory Officers produced useful newsletters in the pre-Internet days...
NBA conferences and annual reports   Reports and financial reporting for the NBA for both conference and AGM, as well as annual reports.
Articles re: AFB elimination by Mark Goodwin   The main articles by Mark Goodwin in the NZ Bkpr...
NBA president's reports   Reports from the NBA presidents through the years (as appearing in the magazine)...
MAF reports   MAF report delivered to each year's NBA conference (as appearing in the magazine)...
NBA rules   A range of versions over time of the NBA rules...
1937 Australian honey importation saga   Poorly planned work led to the demise of NZ Honey Co and the Honey Control Board...
Paraffin Wax Dipping   New Zealand beekeepers have dipped equipment into hot paraffin for preservative, but also for sterilisation for equipment that is infected with AFB...
Solar Wax Melters   A range of articles describing making and using solar wax melters...
Bee Escapes   A range of articles describing making and using bee escape boards...
Extracting manuka honey   A range of articles describing how manuka was handled in the early 1950s...
1994 NBA Conference videos   Includes Sir Ed Hillary talking about his time as a beekeeper...
Timeline   All the other materials, with an attempt to put them into chronological order...