Single site, small batch honey

Our honey is one of the closest things to nature you can get.

We pride ourselves on being able to trace every jar of honey back to the site it came from and, because it's all small batch and single site, it's all limited edition.

We don't heat treat any of our honey and we don't use any chemicals in our hives.

We also offer a fill your own service - while we don't use plastic for any of our honey, we're more than happy to refill your container to keep it away from landfill. Just bring your own container into the shop and get 25% off the kilo price for that honey variety.

But wait, there's more...we're also able to supply honey in bulk. Again, while we generally pack our honey in glass jars, we can look at options for providing honey in non-glass containers, with 2.5kg, 5kg and 10kg options for a selection of our honey varieties.

We started off by suggesting what each honey was ideal for, but let's be honest...all our honey is great for toast, coffee, mead, baking and by the spoonful.

NEW Aristaeus 2024 Estella Winter honey

Limited release.

Harvested in March 2024 but from nectar collected over the 2023 winter, our Estella honey is from home base on my parent's kiwifruit orchard in Meeanee, Napier and named after my great grandparents house in Kennedy Road (back when people named their homes).

It's a much darker honey than our Estella variety and I have no idea of the floral source. Still runny in the jar as at July 2024.

Available in 250g jars and as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 9.50 250g glass jar
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Paratu Forest honey

A clover-type honey harvested in March 2024 from a farm forest site south east of Waipukurau in Central HB. Our second harvest from this site.

One of our lightest honeys from this year as far as colour goes, and reasonably sweet compared to our others.

Still runny in the jar (August 2024).

Available in 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 14.00 each
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Seventy Mile Bush honey

Limited release.

Harvested in March 2024.

Technically our second harvest form this site on the outskirts of Dannevirke in CHB, but we only got 12 jars off the site last year, so this one's a bit exciting. The site is located in a bit a valley and is surrounded by native trees which has produced an exceptional flavour.

Still runny in the jar, and it seems to be a sticky honey, definitely my favourite from this year.

Seventy Mile Bush was a heavily forested area of New Zealand, extending from Wairarapa to Central Hawkes Bay and out to that coast. It was cleared and settled by Scandinavians, assisted immigrants in the 1870s.

The area encompasses what are now the towns of Norsewood, Dannevirke, Pahiatua and Eketāhuna in the Tararua District and reached right into Hawkes Bay to the outskirts of Takapau and Maraekakaho.

Available in 250g jars and as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 9.50 250g glass jar
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Twyford honey

Limited release.

Harvested in March 2024. Our first harvest from a Twyford orchard in Hastings, an area dense in fruit trees. Another runny honey with a fantastic floral taste. Another one of my 2024 favourites.

Available in 250g jars and as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 9.50 250g glass jar
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Magpie Valley honey

Limited release.

Harvested in March 2024, our Magpie Valley honey is from east of Waipukurau in Central Hawke's Bay and named after the ridiculous number of magpies I see when I visit the site.

Nectar sources include red clover, white clover, blackberry and thistle.

Despite being harvested at the same time and from the same site, some of the jars are just starting to crystalise (July 2024).

Available in 250g jars and as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 9.50 250g glass jar
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Estella honey

Harvested in March 2024, our Estella honey is from home base on my parent's kiwifruit orchard in Meeanee, Napier and named after my great grandparents house in Kennedy Road (back when people named their homes).

It has an awesome flavour and, while I can't guarantee the source nectar, there was a pretty diverse range of nectar available, including clover, mellow, fucshia, squash, gum, thistle, comfrey, box thorn and bottlebrush.

Despite being harvested at the same time and from the same site, some of the jars are just starting to crystalise (July 2024) - but with a texture similar to creamed honey.

Available in 1kg tubs, 500g jars and as part of our gift box selection.
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Old Taupo Road honey

A clover blend honey harvested in February 2024 from a farm site west of Tokoroa in the Waikato. In the absence of a unique landmark in the area for an awesome name, it's named after the road the site is on.

It has what I would call a "mid range flavour", meaning it's a good all-round honey.

Despite being harvested at the same time and from the same site, some of the jars are just starting to crystalise (July 2024) - but with a texture similar to creamed honey.

Available in 1kg tubs, 500g jars and as part of our gift box selection.
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Maungatautari honey

Sourced from around Lake Karapiro by Cambridge, harvested in February 2024 and our second harvest from this site. Named after the region it's from.

Definitely our darkest pasture honey, and has the most flavour.

Despite being harvested at the same time and from the same site, some of the jars are just starting to crystalise (July 2024).

Available in 1kg tubs, 500g jars and as part of our gift box selection.
NEW Aristaeus 2024 Kereua Stream honey

A clover-type honey harvested in March 2024 from a lifestyle block site in Broadlands, Taupo. Named after the stream that runs through the back of the property.

Similar to last year's honey, but with a little more flavour from the native bush behind the hives as well as clover. Probably our sweetest tasting honey and one of the lightest in colour.

Still runny in the jar (July 2024).

Available in 1kg tubs, 500g jars and as part of our gift box selection.
Aristaeus Manuka honey MGO263

MGO 263.

Lightly creamed.

Available in 250g jars.
Aristaeus 2021 Manuka honey MGO134

MGO 134.

Harvested in February 2021 from Te Araroa in Taranaki, this one has a bit more of a traditional Manuka taste than our MGO 77.

Great for smoothies, baking and hot drinks.

Available in 250g and 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.
Aristaeus 2020 Manuka honey MGO77

MGO 77.

Harvested in March 2020 from Pio Pio (south west of Te Kuiti), this is a milder Manuka.

Still runny in the jar as of November 2022.

Great for toast, smoothies and baking where a bit of flavour without the sweetness is called for.

Available in 250g and 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.

Temporarily out of stock
Lyonmark Estate Lavender Honey

A limited release honey from the Lyonmark Estate Lavender Farm in Hawke's Bay, with over 500 lavender plants.

A floral, woody flavour with a warm taste and incredibly smooth finish.

Available in 250g and 350g jars, as well as part of gift box selection.
Aristaeus 2023 Pohutakawa honey

Limited release.

Harvested in 2023, our Pohutakawa from the Auckland region.

An awesome sweet and light honey with a distinctive flavour.

Available in 250g jars and as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 9.50 250g jar
Aristaeus 2022 Esk Valley late harvest honey

Harvested in June 2022 from our site in Eskdale, just north of Napier on State Highway 5 (Napier - Taupo Road).

The bees were feeding on end of season grapes left on the vines after harvest from a vineyard bordering our apiary site.

With the texture of a good manuka honey and a caramel taste, it's cheeseboard all the way with this one - especially a good blue cheese.

This is a very limited edition, with only about 50kg in total produced from the site in 2022.

Available in 250g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 15.00 250g jar
Aristaeus 2023 Estella honey

Harvested in May 2023, our Estella honey is from home base on my parent's kiwifruit orchard in Meeanee, Napier. More of a multi-floral and without so much of the unique flavour of our other Estella honeys.

Lightly crystalised with a mild flavour with the bees collecting nectar on clover, plantain, mellow and other pasture flowers.

Available in 250g and 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.
Aristaeus 2023 Paratu Forest 500g

A clover blend honey harvested in March 2023 from a farm forest site south east of Waipukurau in Central HB.

Our first harvest from this site. Still runny in the jar.

Available in 250g and 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 14.00 500g jar
Aristaeus 2023 Maungatautari honey

Sourced from around Lake Karapiro by Cambridge, this is a limited edition with a low harvest in 2023.

Available in 250g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 10.90 each
Aristaeus 2023 Kereua Stream honey 500g

A clover blend honey harvested in April 2023 from a lifestyle block site in Broadlands, Taupo.

Our first harvest from this site. Still runny in the jar.

Available in 250g and 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 14.00 500g jar
Aristaeus 2023 Old Taupo Road honey 500g

A clover blend honey harvested in March 2023 from a farm site west of Tokoroa in the Waikato.

Similar to the 2022 flavour from the same site but with maybe a touch more flavour. Still runny in the jar.

Available in 250g and 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.

NZ$ 14.00 500g jar
Aristaeus 2022 Raumai Road honey

Harvested in May 2022, our Raumai Road honey is from Bulls in the Rangitikei district west of Palmerston North. Our apiary site borders open farmland to the south, but the bees also have a huge range of trees and flowers in close proximity.

Still runny in the jar as of November 2022.

A mild flavour, making it great for almost anything.

Available in 250g and 500g jars, as well as part of our gift box selection.
Aristaeus 2022 Old Taupo Road honey 500g

A clover blend honey harvested in April 2022 from a farm site west of Tokoroa in the Waikato, making it great for hot drinks, toast, mead, wine and gin.

Very lightly crystalised but still soft in the jar.

Available in 500g jars.

NZ$ 12.00 500g jar

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