The document emphasizes that the Caribbean region, with its intrinsic geographical and ecological characteristics, its floral diversity and an almost totally pest and disease free status for bees, presents excellent conditions for the production of prime quality raw materials. Beekeepers and hive-product processors can successfully offer a variety of products to specialized markets, as long as those products are marketed in close adherence to the highest standards of quality maintenance and presentation. The document refers to primary hive products pollen and beeswax, and non-traditional ones such as pollen, propolis, royal jelly, bee venom, and bees. (MIBA)