National Bee Week

The NBA has teamed up with HortNZ and Organics Aotearoa to promote National Bee Week from the 4th to the 8th of May.

The intention is to raise public and political awareness of the honey bee with activities targeted to politicians and the media. Branches of the NBA and other organizations and companies associated with the industry are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to raise awareness in their communities.

The overall theme is: “The Honey Bee can not survive without human intervention”.

There will be daily themes as follows:
• Monday The value of honey bee products
• Tuesday The value of pollination
• Wednesday The responsible use of agrichemicals to look after our bees
• Thursday Research and development
• Friday Biosecurity and the need protect bees

On Tuesday evening, David Carter, the Minister of Agriculture and Minister for Biosecurity, is hosting a function at Parliament for politicians and parliamentary staff.