Our Story

Working in some of the most remote, beautiful and untouched areas of Canterbury and beyond, from the Beech tree forests in the foothills of the Southern Alps where the Honey Dew is produced, to the expansive Canterbury plains which are renowned for their exceptional clover honey and then up to the Kaikoura’s for the Manuka, the business has in recent years continued to expand and diversify.

Proud to still be a very ‘hands-on’ beekeeper, Chris is constantly working on growing, improving and meeting the ever increasing challenges of being a beekeepers in NZ. Chris is alway looking to find more remote sites with good pollen sources for the bees. We are very focused on doing 'what is best for the bees' and as part of our continuing goal to do the best by the bees, we now manage our hives organically.  We see that a big part of this process is fostering long term, mutually beneficial relationships with farmers and landowners.

Chris and Susan are supported by a keen and enthusiastic team who work hard to maintain bee health and productive hives.  The Beekeepers Honey has enjoyed employing experienced beekeepers (pre Covid of course) from many different countries (Sweden, UK, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Hungary to name just a few) which has been a great learning opportunity and an insight into how things are done differently in other countries. 
As the business has continued to grow along with the diverse range of products, we now have a farm shop where you can shop in person and meet our great team in the office. Our lovely ladies work very hard to ensure your experience with The BeeKeepers Honey is a great one.
We are so lucky to have had Kevin Le Port on our team who took all of the amazing photographs across our website.  A big thank you Kevin, you captured the real beauty of beekeeping and the essence of the South Island, New Zealand.

We hope you love our honey as much as we do, this really is a SUPERFOOD that should be part of a healthy daily diet.