Fijian beekeepers keen to export high-quality honey, but face pollen shortage

Fiji has seen a surge in popularity for beekeeping. (ABC Rural: Lucy Cooper)

A boom in beekeeping in the Pacific has helped improve yield and quality for more than 30 per cent of the country's pollination-dependent crops, but it comes at an inopportune time as Fiji grapples with a varroa mite invasion and adverse weather events. 

It has presented beekeepers in the Pacific nation with a dilemma.