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Beekeeping in New Zealand Industry Data and Analysis
The New Zealand Beekeeping industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, with falling hive numbers and volatile production constraining growth. Beehive numbers have declined each year since their 2018-19 peak, as commercial operators scaled back in response to high costs, market oversupply and fluctuating honey prices. Weaker production volumes followed, causing industry revenue to decline at an annualised 5.5% over the five years through 2025-26. The detection of American Foulbrood in May 2024 prompted the AFB Pest Management Agency to order the destruction of infected hives, reducing hive numbers by 11.0% in 2023-24 and a further 6.2% in 2024-25. Remaining beekeepers have been left to manage tighter margins with fewer hives, contributing to a forecast 2.1% drop in industry revenue in 2025-26 to an estimated $448.0 million.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2016-2031. The most recent publication was released January 2026.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Beekeeping industry in New Zealand operates under the ANZSIC industry code A0193NZ. Industry operators primarily raise bees and collect the honey they produce. Beekeepers also collect and sell beeswax, royal jelly and other bee products, and provide pollination services to agricultural businesses. Companies that purchase raw inputs from beekeepers to produce honey products are excluded from the industry. Related terms covered in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand include apiary, monofloral honey, propolis and royal jelly.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Beekeeping industry in New Zealand include Manuka honey, Other honey and Pollination services.
What companies are included in this industry?
Companies covered in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand include Arataki Honey, Kintail Honey Limited and Midlands Apiaries Limited.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed product and service segmentation, analysis of major markets and international trade data for the for the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand in 2026?
The market size of the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand is $448.0m in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand in 2026?
There are 1,099 businesses in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2021 and 2026.
How may import tariffs affect the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand?
The Beekeeping industry in New Zealand is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand?
The Beekeeping industry in New Zealand is likely to be significantly impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.
Has the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand has been declining at a CAGR of 5.5 % between 2021 and 2026.
What is the forecast growth of the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand?
The biggest companies operating in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand are Arataki Honey, Kintail Honey Limited and Midlands Apiaries Limited
What does the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand include?
Manuka honey and Non-manuka honey are part of the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand?
The company holding the most market share in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand is Arataki Honey.
How competitive is the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Beekeeping industry in New Zealand.
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