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Kōrero: Beekeeping

Bumblebee distribution

Bombus subterraneus

Bombus hortorum

Bombus ruderatus

Bombus terrestris

BUMBLEBEE SPECIES Distribution South Island North Island Stewart Island AUCKLAND WELLINGTON CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN  
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Four species of bumblebee were introduced to New Zealand to pollinate red clover flowers. Click a bee species to see where it is found.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Astrid Dijkgraaf, ‘Flight of the bumblebee.’ New Zealand Geographic 24 (1994): facing 97

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Allan Gillingham, Beekeeping – Bee species, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/15743/bumblebee-distribution (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Allan Gillingham, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.