Badger Honey Co. is a local beekeeping and honey business which provides rental of hives to people in central Auckland, provides learning opportunities and makes high quality raw and pure creamed honey. Our hives are located in backyards and on rooftops around central Auckland and produce a delicious multifloral raw honey which we distribute ourselves, as well as through local shops who support our philosophy of fair trade, locally produced, high quality products.
Our aim is to increase the number of healthy beehives around Auckland and help the honey-bee (Apis Mellifera) to thrive. We hope to increase awareness and knowledge about the honey bee in the community and provide learning opportunities for those interested. We also provide honey in bulk to local cafes and restaurants who wish to use local raw honey in their recipes.
Get bees!
If you would like a beehive at your place, we will come to your property for a free inspection and discuss a plan for you based on the pricing options below. You can either rent a beehive from us and get a portion of the honey each year or you can buy one if you are interested in looking after them yourself. We offer basic beekeeper training for those who are renting or buying and wish to learn how to care for their bees.
Each year we will collect the honey from your beehives and take it away to be extracted and bottled. Then we will return ⅓ of the honey for you to enjoy! You will get around 10kg depending how the bees are doing. Each hive can produce between 15-40kg’s per year.
Prices vary depending on the number of beehives you want to buy or rent.
1 hive - $50 per month
2 hives - $80 per month
1 year 1 hive: - $500
1 year 2 hives: - $800
Contact Ed at ed@badgerhoney.co.nz for more info.