Don Buck Honey is a small one-man beekeeping operation based in Massey, West Auckland. I started small-commercial beekeeping in 2011 with my wife when we were first married, with support from her father who is also a beekeeper. In 2019 we started selling our honey in pots under the name “Don Buck Honey”, after the name of the main road through our neighbourhood. We have hives in rural and forest areas of West Auckland, as well as in the Whangaroa region of the Far North. Beekeeping is tough but satisfying work, and a great change of scenery from my usual vocation. Honey orders can be made through our online store or picked up by arrangement.
I harvest our honey from specific clusters of sites, giving distinctive batches of honey with unique colours, tastes, and textures. Some honey varieties are produced by my father-in-law’s hives in the Far North and the Bay of Islands. Most of the honey jars are clear, allowing you to see the colour of the honey as well as any crystallization patterns that appear as the honey sets hard – a common feature of raw and non-creamed honey. I sell bulk pots at a lower rate – great for stores, distributors, home bakers, chefs, and for gifts, as well as combo packs that give customers a range of different honey varieties to enjoy.
All my honey is extracted and packed in a registered facility, is raw, and does not have sugar added to it (I do get asked!)
I hope you will enjoy our honey!
Chris Northcott, Don Buck Honey.
