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Isaac Hopkins (1837–1925) has been called the “father of beekeeping” in New Zealand. [4] He arrived in 1858 and went on to become a successful beekeeper, government apiarist and inspector of apiaries. He is the author of The illustrated New Zealand bee manual (1881) and The illustrated Australasian bee manual (1886).
Native bees to New Zealand, as compared to the introduced species like the honeybee, do not have the ability to sting. Other key differences include a shorter tongue that evolved to best collect nectar from New Zealand Native Flowers. Physically they are smaller than species like the Honey Bee and have less yellow and more dark/black coloration ...
Leioproctus, the hairy colletid bee, [2] is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, [3] and include the most common native bees in New Zealand. [4] Leioproctus female on Haemodorum species in Western Australia
Humble Bee Bio is on a mission to create a biodegradable alternative to plastics by synthesizing the biology of bees. While the New Zealand-based company is still at an early stage -- it's about ...
Leioproctus boltoni is a species of bee in the family of plasterer bees. [2] This species was first described in 1904 and is endemic to New Zealand. They are a solitary bee, small and black in appearance. L. boltoni can be found throughout the main islands of New Zealand and forages on the flowers of both native and introduced species of plants ...
Leioproctus fulvescens is a species of solitary bee belonging to the family Colletidae. This bee is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand, and its yellow-orange hair distinguishes it from all other New Zealand species of Leioproctus.
The short-haired bumblebee (Bombus subterraneus), or short-haired humble-bee, is a species of bumblebee found in Eurasia, as well as in New Zealand, where it is an introduced species. [2] It lived in the British Isles among other parts of Europe. This species became extinct in the British Isles in 1989.
A male Agile Masked Bee (Hylaeus agilis) observed in Wellington, New Zealand. Males have a short scape [A] that is approximately equal in length to the combined length of the first two flagellar segments. [A] The first flagellar segment is slightly longer than it is wider, while the remaining segments are nearly twice as long as wide.