Mudrenicagi Estate, located on Vanua Levu, Fiji, began keeping bees in 2016. Information about Beekeeping in the tropics will include our experiences caring for hive colonies, harvesting and marketing honey, training new beekeepers, and building bee boxes.
A Happy Halloween to all my friends and family in Canada. I’ve been watching the weather report for across Canada over the past month. Snow has come early to many areas and it looks like there might be snow falling for trick-r-treaters in Whitehorse tonight. I have always enjoyed the fun of Halloween, especially...
It’s been almost a month since returning to Fiji after two months in Canada. Every time that I’ve spend time away from Fiji I experience a bit of culture shock on my return. Generally it takes me 4 to 6 weeks to adjust back to life on the farm. This time it wasn’t too...
As some of you may know I’m currently visiting family in Canada. I flew to Vancouver in mid June and spent a couple of weeks with my father and then flew to the Yukon to spend time with my kids. I’ll be back down to Vancouver mid July to spend another month with my...
This month has all been about beekeeping. We started off the month with attending an absolutely fantastic workshop for two days in Labasa sponsored by the Northern Beekeepers Association, followed by the annual Fiji Beekeepers symposium and AGM. During the workshop we learnt several ways of splitting hives, lots of info on rearing and...
Oops its been two months since my last post. I’d like to says I’ve been too busy to write but that would be a lie. While we were very busy over the Christmas and New Year season with our Canadian family visiting, since they all left its been a bit slower paced. Here’s a...