Are there honey bees in Hawaii?

There they thrived, and successfully established themselves such that by the following year, the three original hives had increased to nine colonies by swarming (Nieman 1942). Other species of honey bees were soon brought to the Islands. read more

Yes, there are honeybees in Hawaii - there even is a Hawaii Beekeepers' Association. Upon the first documented visit to Hawaii by a European - Captain Cook in the year 1778 - there were no honeybees in Hawaii, just as there weren't any in American before they were introduced from Europe. read more

****No importation of bees is allowed into the state of Hawaii. Our borders have been closed for bee importation since 1908. Varroa mites are only found on Big Island & O`ahu. read more

Hawaii's Native Bees - Nalo Meli Maoli by Karl Magnacca, O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program With increasing worldwide aware-ness of the decline of pollinators, there read more