Welcome to Wai-Ora Apiaries

Wai-Ora Apiaries is a family run apiary in Waiau North Canterbury,  featured on the internationally celebrated documentary Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? and New Zealand Country Calendar.

Located in Waiau, North Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand we produce three different varieties of 100% pure, raw, and wild honey, our world class organic honey is unheated, unprocessed and a perfect natural food.

The beekeeping and extraction processes are 100% natural and run entirely by our family with care,expertise with a focus on leaving the honey as natural as the bees intended it to be.

Our honey contains antioxidants, live enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. This perfect natural food contains minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc, potassium, phosphorous,magnesium, copper, chromium, manganese, and selenium. These minerals are critical for keeping you healthy and well.

We sell Clover Floral honey, Honey Dew honey and Manuka honey, all containing a pollen count of at least 70%.

Catch up with our Country Calendar Episode on the youtube link below.