Skip to main content

Story: Insects – overview

Honey bee

Image
Honey bee

Honey bees were successfully introduced into New Zealand in the mid-19th century.

Using this item

Natural Sciences Image Library of New Zealand

Reference: Be0016smp.tif

by Peter E. Smith

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

George Gibbs, Insects – overview – Introduced species, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10081/honey-bee (accessed 7 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.