WorkingBees Carolyn Ball
Carolyn Ball is a Director of 100% Pure new Zealand honey Ltd, which she co-founded with partner, Steve Lyttle nearly two decades ago in Timaru.
Carolyn knows the business and the industry inside out, and plays a pivotal role with 100% Pure New Zealand Honey Ltd controlling the financial, export and administration demands.
Check sense www.purenewzealandhoney.com
Pam Flack & Barbara Bixley
People and bees are at the heart of Arataki Honey. From pollination of New Zealand's valuable horticultural industry through to the extraction and packing of honey, Arataki Honey is committed to promoting good bee health and workplace enjoyment – for the bees and their human workmates!
Arataki Hawke's Bay, located at the original site in Arataki Road, Havelock North, is managed by members of the original family – Ian Berry, Pam Flack and Barbara
Bixley. www.aratakihoneyhb.co.nz
Hekia Parata
Prior to entering Parliament in 2008, hekia Parata combined highly successful careers in the New Zealand public service and business with husband and partner, Sir Wira Gardiner. Together they built a consultancy practice in public policy, negotiation, education and export Manuka honey company, The Kiwi Manuka Honey Company Ltd.
Wendy Mossop
At the tender age of 16, Neil Mossop had several hundred beehives and became self- employed until 1975 when his father and founder, Ron offered him a partnership in the Tauriko, Bay of Plenty based business. This partnership was continued for several years until 1981, when neil and Wendy bought Ron's share and formed their own partnership.
Since then Neil and Wendy have improved and grown the business in all areas, increasing turnover
20-fold. www.mossopshoney.co.nz
Karlene Shaw-Toomey
Earthbound Honey was established in 2006 by Karlene and Terry Shaw-Toomey. Wanting a better life for their three boys, Terry left his job as Production Director for a city-based communications company and started working with bees. One year later Karlene reduced her workload as a landscape gardener and joined him.
They now both work from their 11 acre property in the beautiful Bethells Valley making quality raw,
organic honey. www.earthboundhoney.co.nz
Sharyn Woodnorth
The launch of the J. Friend and Co NZ Artisan Honey range is the realisation of a long held desire by Jeremy Friend and Sharyn Woodnorth to introduce others to the myriad of flavours good quality
single varietal honey provides. www.nzartisanhoney.co.nz
Female beekeepers throughout New Zealand are keeping the hive alive.
Melanie Beehre
Darcy and Melanie Beehre are the beekeepers behind Your Pure Honey Ltd.
For the past few years they've been gathering active Manuka honey from remote New Zealand forests. They work to produce the highest
quality, chemical free honey. www.yourpurehoney.com
Sue Williams
Owned and operated by Andrew and Sue Williams, 309 Honey could be called a boutique beekeeping operation because they are a small primary producer of a purely local Manuka honey and that they also extract and package their own honey under licence on the 309
Road. www.309honey.co.nz
Audrey Stuckey
Waitemata Honey Co Ltd is a family owned and operated business, run by husband and wife, Neil and Audrey Stuckey.
From producing honey off their own hives to marketing the finished retail packs around the world, they can offer the consumer
a quality product every time. www.waitematahoney.co.nz
Kate White
The Waitaki Honey Company is a 70-year-old, high country, family enterprise operated by Kate White and Peter Irving. Peter's father started the business in 1940 with only 150 hives. Today, Kate and Peter run 3,500 hives. Waitaki Honey has become the largest producer of certified organic honey
in New Zealand. www.waitakihoney.co.nz
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