Data: Flower visiting insects of kiwifruit within New Zealand commercial orchard blocks sampled over two years in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

These data are total counts of individual bee and non–bee insects observed visiting the flowers of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var.deliciosa) (‘Hayward’) vines in three commercial orchards located in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand (37° 46' 56" S; 176° 19' 10" E). Each block was located on a different farm and each separated by a distance of at least two kilometres and surveyed twice in two consecutive years. A total of 1181 insects were observed, 741 in the 2014 season and 460 in the 2015 season. Insects from four orders were recorded. The most abundant species were honey bees Apis mellifera (n= 1068; 90.4%), flower longhorn beetles Zorion guttigerum (n= 52; 4.4%), the native bee Lasioglossum sordidum/cognatum (n= 12; 1.0%) and the hover fly Melanostoma fasciatum (n= 11; 0.9%)  Others insects represented 3.2% of individuals observed (n=38). We present a table of counts of the insects observed.