Apiculutre NZ is meeting with police to discuss the influx of crime in the honey industry.

As the Manuka honey prices increases, so too are reports of hive poisonings and thefts.

Apiculture NZ chief executive, Daniel Paul said they'll be taking a holistic and nationwide approach.

"What's happening? How widespread is it? How do we collect data? What solutions are feasible? That kind of thing. At the moment all this kind of this information is held on a regional basis."

Mr Paul said currently the industry doesn't have any data on the problem nationally, so it will be good to get their heads around the problem.

Queen bee breeder David Yanke said with prices bringing in a huge influx of new hives and keepers, it's putting pressure on those already in the industry.

"And this greed, it causes beekeepers, it causes all of us to act more poorly than we normally would. Our ethics just seem to go out the window sometimes."

Mr Yanke said it's good Apiculture NZ is meeting with police, although he fears may already be too late.

"And the number of new beekeepers getting into this industry has increased exponentially. Most of these beekeepers have very little experience and a lot of them are getting into the industry for all the wrong reasons."

It's gotten to the point where the only way things will improve is if there's a price plummet, but that's a double edged sword, Mr Yanke said.