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Beekeepers blocked from getting to their hives mid-harvest due to roads closed by recent storms, are expecting a lighter and later honey harvest this year.
Storms across the upper North Island in mid-January caused widespread slips that shut roads and state highways, particularly in Bay of Plenty and the East Coast.
Barry Foster, an industry stalwart and semi-retired beekeeper of Tai RΔwhiti, said harvest was one of the busiest times of the year, but it was interrupted by th
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