Bringing you the best from nature!

Graden's honey is raw, natural, and does not contain any preservatives or additives. Produced locally in beautiful Pokeno and Karaka, we aim to deliver the highest quality and standard of honey for our customers. We have a number of new products to be released shortly so follow our facebook page to stay up to date with new releases and competitions!
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Try our yummy comb honey!
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Delicious Raw Honey
Unheated, unpasteurised and unprocessed.
​Comb honey and Raw liquid honey are both unprocessed and unheated.  Unlike processed honey which has been heated to ease extraction and filtration, comb and raw honey still contain the immune boosting probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus kunkeei. Probiotics secrete numerous natural compounds to kill off other harmful bacteria which threaten their territories.

A healthy bee produces honey by mixing the flower nectar with saliva and regurgitating it by trading it back and forth between bees.  This process infuses the sweetness of the pollen with the probiotic bacteria from the bee's digestive juices.

The honeybees collect the probiotic from fresh flowers and we carefully harvest the honey stored in the hive, which is then passed on to those who eat the honey raw.  Like other probiotic bacteria, Lactobacillus kunkeei produce lactic acid and acetic acid which help in maintaining the correct pH of our intestinal tract, setting up an environment which help prevent the growth of many harmful bacteria and yeasts in our gut.  Probiotics also help us digest and process our foods better.

Current Microbiology

Volume 65, Issue 5pp 507–515 Fructophilic Lactobacillus kunkeei and Lactobacillus brevis isolated from fresh flowers, bees and beehives

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Reviews

Many thanks Gradens Honey for the mated queen I purchased.  She is happy in her new hive and laying well.  You made the process so easy and fast.
   - Kerre (Palmerston North)

Absolutely delicious!! Perfect gift for friends or family.
   - Jessica (Geraldine)

I'd never tried comb honey before and it was an absolute treat! Graden's make a fantastic product
   - Matt (Ashburton)

I just had your honey with my muesli this morning and it is 5 out of 5!!  Thanks for the fast delivery as well, Graden's!
    -Carlos (Auckland)

Best honey! Also good as a mask for your skin.  I am loving it!
    -Jo (Pukekohe)

The comb honey is the best I have tasted!
   - Debra (Auckland)