The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is asking for information on how glyphosate is used in New Zealand. This follows ongoing public debate about the effects of glyphosate on the environment and people’s health. In addition, the New Zealand apiculture industry has experienced the impact of glyphosate residues in honey which has affected our honey exports.

Apiculture New Zealand has prepared this short survey to collect information to understand:
  • How the apiculture industry and others use glyphosate products    
  • The economic, environment and health impact of glyphosate use
Summary results from this survey will form part of the ApiNZ submission to the EPA. Your responses will be completely confidential and individual details will not be connected to any responses.

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* 1. Which group do you belong to?

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* 2. What is your location? If you keep beehives in more than one region or district, please tick as many as apply.

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* 3. Do you use glyphosate products?

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* 4. If you do not use glyphosate products, what products , if any, do you use to control weeds?

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* 5. If you use glyphosate products, which ones do you use?  Please list them by name.

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* 6. What quantities of glyphosate products do you use each year?

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* 7. How often do you use glyphosate products?

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* 8. Why do you use glyphosate products?

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* 9. If you use glyphosate products, how is the glyphosate applied? Tick all that apply.

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* 10. What measures do you put in place to limit environmental (eg bees) and human exposure to substances containing glyphosate, if any?

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* 11. How effective or ineffective do you think these measures are in managing the environmental (eg bees) and human exposure effects that arise from using glyphosate products?

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* 12. Are glyphosate products used by landowners near any of your apiary sites?

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* 13. Where glyphosate products are used by land owners near your apiary sites, how are these products used?

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* 14. Where glyphosate products are used by landowners near your apiary sites, how is the glyphosate applied? Tick all that apply.

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* 15. What measures do landowners that use glyphosate products near your apiary sites put in place to limit environmental (eg bees) and human exposure when using products that contain glyphosate, if any?

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* 16. What communication do you receive from landowners  when they are using glyphosate products near your apiary sites, if any?

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* 17. What positive or negative impacts do glyphosate products have on bee health and the environment, if any?

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* 18. Do you have any other comments?

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