News & Blog
Why buy honey from a registered beekeeper?
There are so many beekeepers out there and so much choice for honey… which is great! So why should you buy from a registered beekeeper?
Making Honeycomb
Here we go into detail about the process we use to craft honeycomb / comb honey squares at Branch Creek Honey.
Creamed vs Raw Honey
We often get asked… 'What is the difference between creamed honey and raw honey? Is one better for you than the other?’
From the Hive to the Jar
Learn more about how honey is produced and our processing techniques!
Featured In…
The Cardrona Distillery
Alongside their exquisite range of award winning spirits, our very clever neighbours at The Cardrona Distillery have opened a restaurant and cocktail bar to compliment their tours and tastings. Branch Creek Honey is used in their cocktails and on their exquisite menu. Trust us when we say this is a ‘must do’ in the Cardrona Valley.
Pictured- ‘The Branch Creek Baked Camembert: truffle honey, salty quince gel, walnuts’
The Village Gift, Wanaka
Thoughtfully created gift boxes showcasing local produce, arts, crafts and businesses. The Village Gift Wanaka can create the perfect gift for anyone and we are excited to be working with them!
Taste of the Alps, Wanaka
A fellow award winning local producer.
Taste of the Alps produces absolutely delicous preserves inspired by locally sourced ingredients. Tineke has used our raw clover blend honey in creating ‘The Beekeeper, Apricot Kasundi’.
The Apricot Kasundi is a warm spicy pickle made with Central Otago apricots, our honey, indian spices, garlic, ginger and mild chilli. It goes with everything and it leaves your tastebuds dancing!
1964 Magazine
Our best local magazine, 1964. Branch Creek Honey featured in the Summer 22/23 edition ‘We Love’
“We write about our country’s remote places and the people who seek them out. We render New Zealand’s landscapes in close-up, not in wide-angle. We hunt outdoor adventure for the awe and the challenge in it, but also for the creativity, psychology and eccentricity. We look for the comedy in it too. The stories in 1964 are not ones you’ve heard before, because, like a good punchline, the best things in life are sometimes hard to find.”
- 1964