65.140 - Beekeeping

This document specifies the quality requirements, analytical methods, and packaging, marking, labelling, storage and transportation conditions for bee propolis. This document is applicable to propolis collected from beehives of Apis mellifera colonies, i.e. raw propolis.

This document specifies the quality requirements, analytical methods, and packaging, labelling, marking, storage and transportation conditions for bee pollen. This document is applicable to bee pollen collected at the entrance of beehives by Apis mellifera and other bees’ species of colonies, as well as dried, frozen and lyophilized bee pollen. It does not apply to crushed powdery bee pollen and products made from bee pollen.

This document specifies the production of royal jelly, including production conditions, production process management, storage and transportation requirements of royal jelly. This document is applicable to the production of royal jelly.