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Sweetree Wins Gold, Silver & Bronze in Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards

Sweetree Wins Gold, Silver & Bronze in Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards

May 18th 2021 We are very excited to announce that Sweetree has won a Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in 2021 Outstanding NZ Food Producers Awards! Gold for our Four Brothers Reserve honey Judges comments Read more

Bee Pollen Facts

Bee Pollen Facts

July 15th 2020 Bee pollen is collected by honey bees. As the bee moves from one flower to another it places flakes of pollen into pollen baskets on its back legs. It combines the flakes with nectar to make a Read more

Sweetree Honey Facts

Sweetree Honey Facts

May 19th 2020 Honey is one of the oldest known sweeteners. It has been an essential part of our diet since earliest times and there is increased interest in its culinary and health properties. Not only is it Read more

Helping NZ Bees

Helping NZ Bees

March 11th 2020 Bees are critically important to New Zealand and to the New Zealand economy – much more so than you beemight think! Without bees, our gardens would be without many of their plants and flowers, and Read more

World Environment & Arbor Day - 5th June

World Environment & Arbor Day - 5th June

June 5th 2021 Today is 'World Environment Day' and 'Arbor Day'! It's a great reason to get out there and do something to help our environment, whether it's planting trees, tidying up trees, picking up rubbish on Read more

OSOF Sustainable Me Challenge - June

OSOF Sustainable Me Challenge - June

June 1st 2021 This month's challenge is an interesting one, it's to reduce non-recyclable paper tissue waste! I've never really worried about paper tissue waste, I've never thought about what happens to it Read more

OSOF Sustainable Me Challenge for May

OSOF Sustainable Me Challenge for May

May 1st 2021 This month's 'Sustainable Me' challenge is to reduce our overall energy use by taking an energy break. Did you know that our collective household energy consumption contributes 585 kilotons of Read more

Make Rolled Candles Over The School Holidays!

Make Rolled Candles Over The School Holidays!

April 23rd 2021 Did you know that burning beeswax produces negative ions that circulate in the room and attract pollutants and clean your air? Many people report that burning a beeswax candle in your bedroom 30 Read more

Visit The Huka Honey Hive

Visit The Huka Honey Hive

April 16th 2021 We highly recommend going to The Huka Honey Hive in Taupo these school holidays. It's an unforgettable honey experience that offers free honey, mead and liqueur tastings, live beehive viewings and Read more

'Bee Sweet and Reuse' Photo Competition!

'Bee Sweet and Reuse' Photo Competition!

April 1st 2021 When we were deciding how to package our honey it had to be glass. It is so much more healthier, attractive and environmental friendly. I came across this on Glass for Life facebook page which Read more

Sustainable Me April Challenge

Sustainable Me April Challenge

April 1st 2021 A new month, a new challenge with 'OSOF Sustainable Me | Our Seas Our Future'. Each month this year we will be challenged to test out an environmentally friendly behaviour that in some way impacts Read more

Hamilton Farmers Market Celebrates 15 Years!

Hamilton Farmers Market Celebrates 15 Years!

March 25th 2021 Hamilton Farmers Market is celebrating it's 15th birthday this weekend! So come on down and join the festivities! We're open Sunday 8am - 12noon in the Claudelands Events Centre Barn, gate 3 (off Read more

2021 Honey Harvest!

2021 Honey Harvest!

March 10th 2021 It's that time of year when we've been busy harvesting this seasons honeys. So far we've harvested honey from Four Brothers Reserve, Hakarimata, Ohinewai and our Kirikiriroa (Hamilton City) apiary Read more

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