Story: Beekeeping

More links and websites

• Airborne Honey

  A commercial site that includes information on monofloral honeys and other products, and technical details on apiary.

• Honey and Bee Products

  The Ministry of Primary Industries provides information on how to test for toxins, the varroa mite, and regulations for importing/exporting bees and their products.

• The National Beekeepers Association of New Zealand

  The NBA represents beekeepers in New Zealand and helps with contacts from honey testing to buying flower seeds for bees.

• Varroa Mite

  This section of the Ministry for Primary Industry website is on the pest Varroa Mite in New Zealand.

More suggestions and sources

• Donovan, B. J. ‘Interactions between native and introduced bees in New Zealand.’ New Zealand Journal of Ecology 3 (1980): 104–116.
• Mackenzie, Raewyn. ‘The amazing bee.’ New Zealand Geographic 2 (April–June 1989): 49–69.
• Matheson, Andrew. Practical beekeeping in New Zealand. 3rd ed. Wellington: GP Publications, 1997.