How is Honey Made? Honey is made by the Honey Bee, flying insects that collect nectar and pollen from flowers, plants & trees. Bees return to their hive to process the nectar into Honey and store it in hexagonal wax cells, for future use as food.

Helmsdale Hives 100% Raw Manuka Honey is an all-natural monofloral honey, produced from the nectar of the Manuka tree (Leptospermum scoparium) which is native to New Zealand and Australia.

Crystallization is a natural process of Raw Honey, transforming from its liquid state into crystals over time. In-fact, its often been a mis-informed myth among honey consumers that crystallization is a sign of poor quality or adulterated Honey, the truth is completely opposite.

Honey has been used by Humans for thousands of years for its medicinal and nutritional value as a tasty, edible super food. 100% Raw Honey contains a number of anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, and anti-bacterial elements that benefit human health and strengthen the immune system.

An MG rating is one of many methods used to understand the medicinal strength of particular Honeys, such as Manuka Honey and Kanuka Honey. Generally speaking, the larger the rating number, the higher the medicinal quality.

Buying Honey off the supermarket shelves may not be as straight forward as you think. There are a number of competing brands selling processed Honeys, often blended with corn syrups and added sugars.

Our Helmsdale Hives 100% Raw Woodland Honey is a multi-floral honey, blended only by the bees. Multi-floral means the bees collect nectar from a huge range of wild flowers, plants and trees before processing this into Honey in the Beehive.