NZ Honey

Lincoln, Canterbury

Selwyn Clover Co

Jar No. 09

Canterbury Plains' biggest dedicated clover apiary, three generations in.

Signature harvest
Canterbury Plains creamed clover, foothill bush blend
Hives
2,200
Years operating
36
Team
Family business, 18 staff
Region
Canterbury, South Island

About the apiary

How Selwyn Clover Co operates

Selwyn Clover Co is the largest single-flora clover producer in the country, running hives across the irrigated dairy pasture of the Canterbury Plains. Their creamed clover is the kind that ends up in NZ kitchens by the kilo — supplied widely to bakeries and used in commercial processed honey. Smaller-volume bush blend from the foothills rounds out the year.

Practices

  • Largest dedicated clover producer in NZ
  • Big-bin commercial extraction
  • Wholesale to bakeries and processors
  • Three-generation family operation

Certifications

  • Apiculture NZ
  • MPI RMP

Honey types Selwyn Clover Co 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.