“Placing bees in position at Palmerston North September 1896”. John Hobbs, and his brother, Arthur, shifted 100 moveable apiary hives from the Wanganui district to Kairanga, siting them on Aorangi Road on land leased from Mr Carroll. By 1901 the ...

Creator:      Arthur E Hobbs
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 1896

John Hobbs leased this property and later established a large apiary on the land.

Creator:      Arthur Hobbs [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1891

A worker, in netted hat, stands in the middle of the apriary which was situated on Aorangi Road, north of the junction with the Longburn-Rongotea Road. The photograph is stated to have been taken in the early autumn.

Creator:      Arthur E Hobbs [?]
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1900