Our first hives
Four hives in our parents backyard mostly made from old pallets and scrap tin, (the bees didn't mind!) growing the numbers organically as we could afford materials we soon had a part-time job on our hands.
First jars of liquid gold
The first extraction in our parents kitchen was a sweet but sticky success, the raw, straight from the hive quality was very popular among our friends and family!
Saturday morning markets
We began sharing our passion for bees and honey with the community around 12 years ago through a local Palmerston North market. We're still there every Saturday morning to this day!
Daniel and Matthew Mason found they shared a passion for bees and Aotearoa New Zealand's great outdoors. They began beekeeping with their first beehive placed in their parents backyard in December 2009.
The hive numbers grew slowly each season since, building hives in the winter and placing them out in the field in spring/summer, the business was officially founded in November 2017 when the brothers went full time beekeeping. Now caring for over 800 beehives spread throughout the lower north island of New Zealand.
In 2021 a long term goal was brought to fruition - an onsite Asure Quality certified RMP honey storage and packing facility at 'Bee HQ' in Palmerston North. This export certified facility will allow Mason brothers' Honey to share New Zealand's finest honeys with people from all walks of life.
"We hope you enjoy our honey products as much as we enjoy producing them!"
Watch our Country Calendar episode to find out more! (NZ only)
