Research

Testing honey samples The Horticulture and Food Crown Research Institute maintains beekeeping research units at both the Ruakura and Mt. Albert research centres. The units are supported by the Foundation for Research and Technology, commercial enterprise and beekeeping industry trust funds. The units have provided valuable scientifically-based information in a number of areas, including kiwifruit pollination, disease control and bee repellents for 1080 baits.

Universities

Several universities have students and staff carrying out research on bees, honey, pollination and honey marketing, from the undergraduate to post-doctoral level. The discovery of a new antibacterial agent in manuka honey was recently made by researchers at Waikato University.

NZ Beekeeping Profile: Table of Contents

NZ Beekeeping: Appendices

Home NZ Bkpg Bee Diseases Organisation Information Contacts