MPI — Honey and bee product processing requirements
Current New Zealand processing, food-safety, labelling, tutin and RMP guidance.
Open source ↗Verified sources
Resource Library
Official New Zealand sources and trusted further reading for the Beekeeping Academy.
Current official and industry references
Links checked 28 July 2026. Requirements change; revisit the source before acting.
MPI — Bee pests and diseases
Current NZ pest, disease and exotic-pest reporting information.
Open source ↗MPI — Varroa control checklist
Monitoring, treatment instructions, reinvasion and coordinated control.
Open source ↗AFB Management Agency — Beekeeping and the law
Current AFB registration, inspection, reporting and destruction obligations.
Open source ↗MPI — Managing tutin contamination
Compliance options and the 0.7 mg/kg maximum level.
Open source ↗MPI — Beekeeper requirements for honey exports
MPI listing, traceability, marked boxes and harvest declarations.
Open source ↗MPI — Steps to exporting honey and bee products
Export responsibilities, RMPs, E-cert and destination-market requirements.
Open source ↗Apiculture New Zealand — New to Beekeeping
Responsible beekeeping, equipment, clubs and New Zealand context.
Open source ↗ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture
Classic encyclopaedic reference descended from A. I. Root’s 1879 ABC of Bee Culture. Use current editions critically; NZ law and current official guidance take priority.
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