a little bit about us
Backyard Bees is an established bee hive rental business, based in the Nelson and Tasman districts. We have been operating for nearly 8 years and also own and operate our own honey extraction plant Tasman Honey New Zealand. We offer fully managed rental bee hives to the home gardener, lifestyle block owner or the rural sector.
For $299.00 + gst, yearly lease, you can rent a beehive for your own backyard. In return, you receive the benefit of bee pollination for your garden and at the end of the honey harvest season, 10 kg of beautiful honey made from the flowers and blossoms right from your own garden and the surrounding area.
For $299.00 + gst, yearly lease, you can rent a beehive for your own backyard. In return, you receive the benefit of bee pollination for your garden and at the end of the honey harvest season, 10 kg of beautiful honey made from the flowers and blossoms right from your own garden and the surrounding area.
the team |
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We're a family based business, located in Wakefield, Nelson. Andrew and Wendy both carry out the day to day hive work and over the summer months we employ extra staff to help bring in and extract the honey. We work well together as a team and have fun touring our beautiful region, while out servicing the hives.
Andrew is a qualified beekeeper holding a NZQA National Certificate in Apiculture and NZ DECA, (Disease Elimination Conformity Agreement). We're member's of Apiculture New Zealand formerly called, (NBA) and the local Nelson Beekeeping Club, (NBC). |
We have hives located from Atawhai to Motueka and out towards St Arnaud. Our clients come from all walks of life and have a range of gardens types and sizes, from just a relatively small town section to lifestyle blocks.
All enjoy the positive contribution bees make to their environment. The hive itself only takes approximately half a square metre and is best sitting in a sunny corner of your garden. We will look at your individual site to determine the best position for the hive, to suit your needs and layout of your garden. |
Our vehicles
We have 2 purpose built sign written vehicles, that you'll see cruising around. Both are fully enclosed, with side doors, perfect for the tighter streets and narrower driveways, which ensure that the equipment, hives and bees are secure as we travel through the residential suburbs. Generally, Wendy looks after the Atawhai, Nelson and Stoke suburbs and Andrew covers the Richmond, Wakefield, Redwood and Motukea areas and together we look after the bigger rural sites and St Arnaud regions.
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If you would like to contact us about your extraction needs please either visit our website
www.tasmanhoney.nz or email us at tasmanhoneynz@xtra.co.nz
www.tasmanhoney.nz or email us at tasmanhoneynz@xtra.co.nz