The bee industry uses a multitude of Hino’s light and medium duty trucks, so it makes sense that the truck brand will be joining the nation’s beekeepers at the New Zealand Apiculture Conference in Taupo, starting this Sunday and running until Thursday 25 June.
Beekeeping and organic honey products are experiencing a popularity boom, with hobby keepers to the larger commercial operations helping to pollinate our horticulture industry while contributing to the economy.
“Vast in size and business models, the industry’s work environments can include bush tracks, vineyards, kiwi orchards and farms”, says Hino Distributors (NZ) Ltd sales engineer, Dave Jackson.
Arataki Honey has recently added two Hino 300 series 917 tippers to their fleet. Arataki Honey’s General Manager, John Walsh, says they were purchased for their price and reliability.
“We sometimes take our trucks offroad and Hinos perform well in the farm paddocks our hives are in”.
The National Beekeepers Association of NZ, who are running the Apiculture Conference, has nearly 700 members, highlighting just how big the bee industry is.
