Rata Honey — 500g

The Southern Rata tree flowers sporadically — sometimes not at all for years at a time. When it does, it covers the remote West Coast forest in brilliant red. The honey from those flowers is unlike anything else from New Zealand.

Lindsay Feary keeps bees in Otira Gorge high in Arthur’s Pass, deep in the Southern Alps of the South Island. The landscape is wild, the honey is rare, and the flavour is unlike Manuka or most other New Zealand honeys — light in colour, delicate, floral, with a gentleness that surprises people who expect something stronger.

Award-winning, raw, and single-source from one of the most remote beekeeping operations in the country. Because the Rata tree flowers unpredictably, pure Rata honey isn’t always available. When it is, it’s worth having.

Available in 270g and 500g.

The Ritual

• On your best toast: The honey that earns its place next to good bread.
• In tea: A teaspoon in anything warm. Light enough not to overpower.
• As a gift: Rare, beautiful, and worth giving to someone who appreciates real honey.

100% Raw Honey

The consumption of honey is not suitable for children under the age of one.