ARATAKI HONEY
We are a working honey farm and have been operating since 1944 - now we're one of the largest beekeeping operations in the Southern Hemisphere!  We own around 20,000 hives and sell our honey all over the world.   We're passionate about honey and welcome you to our fun and informative visitor centre to learn more about the wonders of honey bees.

We are also proud sponsors of the Malayan Sun Bears based at the Wellington Zoo. Arataki Honey also donates and sponsors locally based community groups and organsiations.

ARATAKI HONEY SHOP
World-class range of honey brands from mild to strong.  Taste before you buy!  Other products include the following:
* Rushman Rose ice cream, with Arataki Honey - yummm!
* New Zealand made honey-based health and beauty products
* Children's cough lollies
* Buzzy bee and other bee themed soft toys
* Winnie the Pooh products
* Cute Ts for babies upwards
* Honey Babe - popular NZ brand of children's bathroom products
* Educational books and puzzles
* Dress-up bee costumes
* Candle kits - great for the kids to learn how to make their own beeswax candles
* Cute bee-themed gumboots, raincoats and umbrellas, especially for kids!
* Branded bee Ts
plus loads more - you won't get tired of browsing.  Don't forget, the bee activity centre is in the same room, so you can keep track of the kids while you shop!

ARATAKI HONEY VISITOR CENTRE
Very interactive and colourful, easy to understand displays.  Includes a giant hive, some very popular videos on life in the hive, puzzles, bee viewing, child-friendly microscopes with computer screen for easy viewing, cross section of a working hive, reference books and information panels.   We also have costumes available for kids to dress up - choose from a bee costume or the bee keeper's costume!

SCHOOLS AND GROUPS
We welcome Pre School, Primary, Intermdiate, High School and Special Needs groups.
The Arataki Honey Visitor Centre provides structured educational visits throughout the year for school groups wanting to learn about the honeybees, their unique honey making talent and the impact they have on our environment.

We provide a tour structure for primary and intermediate schools, and liaise with the high schools about content for their visit.  We can cater for groups of up to 40 children at one time. We do recomend that Pre School Visits numbers are kept to around 20 -30 children as the littles ones are easily distracted by larger numbers.

The educational tour is approximately 45min - 1hour long. . If your group has been studying something specific we will endevour to cover this during the tour, so please ensure that you inform us at the time of your booking.

Bookings are required and these groups take priority at the Visitor Centre. Please contact us as soon as you have definite plans, or to ask any questions.  

Web: www.aratakihoneyhb.co.nz
Phone: 06 877 7300