Hokitika Bush Honey
West Coast bush specialist — kāmahi, rata, and beech honeydew.
- Signature harvest
- West Coast kāmahi, beech honeydew, southern rātā (rare years)
- Hives
- 620
- Years operating
- 21
- Team
- Family business, 6 staff
- Region
- West Coast, South Island
How Hokitika Bush Honey operates
Hokitika Bush Honey runs hives in the wet bush of the West Coast — kāmahi, rata, mountain beech for honeydew, with smaller pockets of southern rātā in the right years. Their kāmahi is consistently good; rata is weather-dependent and rare; their beech honeydew is some of the finest honeydew commercially produced in the country. Small operation, devoted following.
Practices
- Bush-only apiary — no pasture honey
- Honeydew as a named release category
- Weather-dependent rata harvest, named on label
- Direct sales, selected speciality stockists
Certifications
- Apiculture NZ
- MPI RMP
Honey types Hokitika Bush Honey produces
What you'll find in their range. Tap a type for the longer explainer — UMF and MGO grading, flowering windows, who else makes it.