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 have found that the U.K. and EU ban imports of bees from all but licensed
areas, and those are limited to Hawaii and the South Island of New Zealand.

Can anyone tell me whether S. African allow importation of queens, live
bees, or whole colonies of bees from other countries, particularly the
U.S.?  THanks

UK, EU, and many other countries receive queen and package bees from Australia.

As for S. Africa I am not aware of any exports to that country of Australian Bees.
You would need to contact the relevant quarantine authority in that country to
establish whether they allow entry of bees and under  what protocols.

Rob Bowman
Apiary Inspector
Sydney

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