Te Kapu Apiaries In The News

“It’s vital to keep our environment healthy. Beekeepers working hand-in-hand with nature is just in our DNA”, says Ella in the latest issue of the Farmlander. Read more about Te Kapu Apiaries in the latest issue of The Farmlander December 2020

Join us for the 2020 Tahaenui Christmas Fete on Sunday, November 22!

Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees. Purified and bleached beeswax is used in the production of food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The three main types of beeswax products are yellow, white, and beeswax absolute. Te Kapu Apiaries beeswax is 100% pure and is taken from the brood combs at the time when our honey is extracted at our Frasertown production facility. 

The welfare of honeybees lies at the heart of sustainable beekeeping. In recent years there has been a growing interest in more natural approaches to keeping bees. This has arisen because some beekeepers are beginning to question the ubiquity of the frame hive as a bee management tool, and advocate top-bar hives or fixed comb hives as alternatives. However, it is a mistake to reduce a discussion on sustainability to one about hive type alone. For beekeeping to be sustainable one must consider issues beyond the hive, beyond the colony and instead take a look at the wider environment and the bee population as a whole. 

Keith and Jo’s daughters, Sophie, Ruby and Ella have all been involved in the honey business with Ella recently joining the full-time staff. Learn more about Ella, her favourite honey and why she loves being a beekeeper.

Honey is delicious and nutritious; there’s no doubt about it! The thing that makes honey really amazing is how it’s made. The lives of honeybees are dedicated to supporting the colony. Every bee has a job, and that job needs to get done so the colony can thrive. One of the ways that bees work to ensure the success of the hive is through honey production and storage.

Many of us take honey for granted. We can simply go to the store and pick up some delicious local honey to enjoy. We rarely think about all of the time that went into the production of honey. From bee…to hive and beekeeper…to your Home.