Why Helmsdale Hives?

What makes our Honey so special? Nothing. And that's the point. At Helmsdale Hives our Honey is 100% Raw, straight from the hive.

Unlike many of the processed honey products found in Supermarkets, our 100% Raw Honey has no added sugars, chemicals, preservatives, pasteurization or processed blending. Just raw tasty honey, just as nature intended.

All Helmsdale Hives Honey is packed batch by batch, meaning every drop of Honey in our jars comes direct from a single apiary, blended only by the bee's themselves direct in the hive. This produces a range of different colours, textures and flavors in our products.

Our honey is produced from our own bee farm in the green highlands of Waipu, as well as sourced from local beekeepers across Northland, New Zealand.

Our Woodland range offers an affordable 100% Raw Honey, while our Premium Helmsdale ‘Select’ features Light, Medium & Dark Honeys - all with unique flavours, from soft and creamy to mellow sweet, and strength in bite. Like all raw & natural honeys, these flavours and colours will differ from farm locations and seasonal conditions.

Our Mānuka range is a special mono-floral honey, where Bees collect predominantly from the flower of the native Mānuka Tree. The Honey produced from these hives has an increased amount of health benefits and antibacterial properties.

We operate a certified packing facility, with a temperature controlled gentle warm room. Our warming phase breaks down any initial crystallization of Honey that may occur during the extraction and barreling process. It's important to keep our Honey under 37°C, mimicking the natural temperatures found in most Bee Hives.

Overheating Honey through poor handling or pasteurizing can have a huge impact on the health benefits of natural honey. It's important to keep this in mind when using natural Honey products for health remedies and food preparation.

Learn more about Honey and our products in our informational blog HERE.