There are so many options out there when you are choosing your honey – Raw, Pure, Creamed, etc you can wonder what exactly the difference is and be left feeling very confused as to what is the best honey to buy. In many cases, honey may be more than one of these things, but they do each mean something different. Pure Honey: Our honey is “pure honey” as you are getting 100% honey, without any other ingredients (sugar or corn syrup, which is sometimes added to industrial honey overseas to reduce costs). Raw Honey: The difference between raw honey and pure honey is that in addition to b ..read more

Real, raw honey crystallises and that's a good thing as it indicates the honey is pure, raw and unpasteurised meaning the beneficial properties of the honey are firmly in tact.  Depending on the floral source of the honey, it can also go hard (especially in cooler weather) and this is also a natural part of the crystallisation process.  Honey Dew (Beechwood Runny Honey) is the only honey we produce that will not naturally crystallise, as it is not made from the nectar of flowers.  Some beekeepers produce honeys, i.e. Manuka, which may also contain alot of Honey Dew (or sugar syr ..read more

We love our range of Manuka honey soaps, balms, lip balms, moisture, shampoo and conditioner bars.   Handcrafted right here in North Canterbury using only the best ingredients, NO nasties and NO palm oil. Read more about our ingredients and what they can offer to your skin ..read more

Beechwood Honey Dew, our 'Hero' of Honeys is produced on the foothills of the majestic southern alps in the South Island of New Zealand.  We love Honey Dew and are passionate about getting the word out about it's extraordinary health benefits. This honey contains a higher antioxidant, antibacterial activity level, mineral content and greater nutritional and therapeutic benefits than most regular flower honey.  "Honey Dew Honey has a higher amino acid composition and disease-fighting antioxidant capacity." ~ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2007.  "Honey Dew Honey contains higher phen ..read more

Our Dynamic Duo – Beechwood Honey Dew & Blackcurrant Juice – what a combo!!  We have taken our hero of honeys, Beechwood Honey Dew with all of it’s wonderful properties and combined it with the juice of Blackcurrants – it is a taste sensation! There are 2 great options; Blackcurrant & Honey – great for spreading on your toast, crumpets, drizzling over porridge, ice cream, waffles, pancakes, adding to your smoothies for a real taste hit, add boiling water for a delicious fruit drink or my personal favourite – the jar and a spoon!   Blackcurrant & Honey Concentrate – just add water ..read more

Maybe it's nostalgia, or maybe just a return to essentials, but soap bars have come a long way since the sulfate-heavy, overly fragrant ones your grandma kept next to her sink. These days, soap bars are teeming with the same natural, skin-saving ingredients as your favorite go-to cleanser. In other words: they're back. There has been a huge upswing in minimalist skin care, and the 'less is more' mantra has never felt more relevant, a solid soap bar is easy to use and most importantly, great on the skin as the natural, wholesome ingredients cleanse without stripping skin of its natural oils.  S ..read more

The colour and flavour of honey differs depending on the nectar source (the blossoms) visited by the honey bees.  Honey colour ranges from nearly colourless to dark brown, and its flavour varies from delectably mild to distinctively bold, depending on where the honey bees buzzed. Honey is produced in every region of New Zealand, but depending on floral source location, certain types of honey are produced only in a few regions such as Honey Dew. Honey also vary in the size of the crystals formed.  And crystallised honey tends to set a lighter/paler colour than when liquid. This is since glucose ..read more

Beeswax is a natural wax that the honey bees produce. Beeswax is one of the most well-known and commonly used bee byproducts. Bees construct their honeycomb by producing this wax – a complex mix of over 250 compounds. Each worker bee has eight abdominal wax glands and creates the building material by mixing wax from her glands with her saliva. The resulting honeycomb keeps eggs and larvae safe and dry and protects stored honey from the cold and wet.   Beeswax has been used since prehistory as man's first plastic, as a lubricant and waterproofing agent, as a polish for wood and leather and for ..read more

Whether you are into sweet or savoury, there is nothing like a delicious and nutritious breakfast (and let's admit, there is always a place for the less nutritious breakfast treat from time to time). With so many different ways to start your day, there is always a good argument to be made for breakfast. Not only are eggs essential in many recipes from baked goods to sauces, they are also versatile on their own with countless ways to be prepared and enjoyed. Though small, protein-rich eggs are mighty in the nutrition arena and serve as a source of many beneficial vitamins and other nutrients. E ..read more

Got a cough? A cold? feeling the sniffles in the morning maybe? THEN STOP. Reach for our honey, it helps. ALL honey is known to have medicinal properties, it's just that Manuka gets all the press!. There is data to show that honey helps relieve irritation in the mouth or throat by forming a protective film, and soothes coughs caused by upper respiratory tract infections and alleviates symptoms. Honey has a number of other well-documented health benefits, including encouraging faster wound healing and shortening the life of cold sores. Our New Zealand Manuka honey can even inhibit the growth o ..read more