Māori Beekeepers: Reframing New Zealand’s Apiculture Narratives
Dara Dimitrov
What the paper says
New Zealand’s historical apiculture narratives are dominated by the colonial settlers' experiences of beekeeping, which have marginalised Māori experiences. This has perpetuated the notion that, historically, Māori had little to do with beekeeping. However, this article contests this notion and demonstrates that after the introduction of the European, or western honeybee Māori were active participants in the apiculture industry, both as commercial traders and beekeepers. Moreover, this article explores the current contributions that Māori beekeepers make to New Zealand’s apiculture industry but continue to be ignored by the apiculture industry. Despite this, this article shows that Māori beekeepers are making important contributions in the apiculture research space, working with researchers and research institutions to explore climate change impacts, floral honey diversity in the native forests and aspects of honeybee colony health.
Evidence weight
Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
| F · citation impact | 0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00 |
| M · momentum | 0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07 |
| V · venue signal | 0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03 |
| R · text relevance † | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
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