> I gotta know - are there beekeepers (and honey bees) on the islands in the S.
> Pacific ????
>   - John
 
Well, at least on some of them!
 
Many islands have a population of honey bees established from back
when they were first European colonised.  Tonga, an island group with
which I am familiar, has/had a population of small dark Germanic bees
from that source.
 
Some of the islands are establishing/reestablishing beekeeping as a
small scale industry.  Papua New Guinea, the Solomans, Nuie, the
Gilberts all pretty much come to mind.
 
Then there are the larger islands - Australia and New Zealand, which
both have thriving beekeeping industries!
 
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