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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

We've Won Silver & Bronze!

We've Won Silver & Bronze!

May 30th 2022 We entered two honeys in The Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards this year and we're pleased to say we've won two awards! Silver for our Kirikiriroa honey Judges comments were: A delightful orange Read more

Nothing Goes to Waste!

Nothing Goes to Waste!

May 10th 2022 We've had a few changes around our place, with a couple of big wind events this year and the unfortunate need to fell some trees we have had quite a few trees down over the last few months. But we Read more

Sweetree HaBEEtat

Sweetree HaBEEtat

May 10th 2022 We've been very busy here getting ready for our next big native tree planting season. As you may know our family are long time lovers of native trees and have done extensive tree planting over the Read more

Beekeeping Is In The Blood

Beekeeping Is In The Blood

March 27th 2022 Bees have always been part of Martin's life, his grandfather, uncle and father kept bees at their family home in Ohinewai. Martin developed an interest for it as a teenager, eventually inheriting Read more

National Farmers Market Week

National Farmers Market Week

March 14th 2022 This week is 'National Farmers Market Week'. We've been a regular stallholder at the Hamilton Farmers Market for 15 years now and were regular stallholders at the Cambridge Farmers Market in the Read more

Free Jar of Sweetree Honey with Beehive Art Sold

Free Jar of Sweetree Honey with Beehive Art Sold

March 9th 2022 Claudia Aalderink's art is made from pieces of beehive boxes, including Sweetree's old boxes. What an amazing way to recycle honey boxes! We love them, in fact we have one of her first pieces. This Read more

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

February 14th 2022 Where has the time gone! When we started this business our boys were two & four years old, now they are 17 & 19! One has just left the nest to study in Auckland, which is very exciting and sad at t Read more

Mother Nature Hath No Fury!

Mother Nature Hath No Fury!

February 14th 2022 How did everyone fare in the cyclone that hit over the weekend? We've had some big trees down around our house, one too close for comfort, it just missed our bedroom and spa pool. There's a lot of Read more

Supply Water for Bees

Supply Water for Bees

February 10th 2022 Summer is an important time of year to ensure the bees have plenty of water to drink, even more so with the continued dry period we're having. The trick is to create stations that are not too deep Read more

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