Nic’s - Mt Nicholas Honey

26/02/2026

Sometimes you just need a calming shower at night. 💜 Our new Lavender & Honey Soap blends the gentle scent of lavender with our own Nic’s Honey and nourishing oils, creating a soft, creamy lather that’s feels comforting and calm.

01/02/2026

Hive check with Amelia today 🐝💛
We harvested our first honeycomb cassettes of the season, and the rest of the supers are getting fuller by the day.
Sticky fingers, curious questions, busy bees — and so much learning along the way.
This is how honey is made at Mt Nicholas 🍯✨

06/01/2026

Brewing kombucha at home and sweetening the second ferment with Nic’s Honey 🍯
Blueberry & mint is my favourite so far, but raspberry ginger, watermelon lemon and cherry have all been pretty yum too. Bees helping bubbles 🐝✨

26/10/2025

Looking forward to have a taste of it 🍹

We headed over to meet Regina at Nic’s - Mt Nicholas Honey in preparation for our latest Alta Fresca sangria brew 🍯 🐝

Nic's Honey contributes to the pollination of native bush and wildflowers on Mt. Nicholas, fostering a thriving ecosystem beside Lake Wakatipu.

Working with local producers is something we're really proud of and the team at Nic's have been producing some quality honey, which will provide the base for our the next iteration of your favourite sparking summer beverage.

Raise a glass for the bees on your next visit ☀🍹

25/10/2025

I checked on my queen-raising frame today — and the bees did an amazing job! They’ve raised 7 beautiful queen cells. The weather finally played along, so I was able to transfer the cells into their new homes.

It’s my first go at raising queens, and I’m sure I made a few mistakes along the way — but it’s been fun so far!

Now it’s time to wait and see if a virgin queen has emerged. 🤞 Hopefully, we get a few warm days ahead so she can go on her mating flight and start her royal duties!

14/10/2025

Finally a warm spring day!
This season I’m trying something new — raising my own queen bees! 👑🐝
Not entirely sure if I’ve done everything right, but I thought I’d give it a go. In a few days I’ll find out if the bees approve of my chosen larvae… fingers crossed for some new queens for the hives! 🤞

07/10/2025

Look what we found in our Nic’s Honey trust box! 🍬🐝 A lovely surprise from Te Anau for the Mt Nicholas kids — thank you! You sure added some extra buzz to their day! 💛

23/05/2025

Thrilled to see Nic’s Honey featured as part of Milford Sound Luxe Tours new experience.

Our latest tour release - Queenstown to Milford Sound via Walter Peak station, also journey’s right through the middle of another massive working farm - Mount Nicholas Station. Here is their honey made right on the station by the family! 😋

If you’re not making the trip with us, you can also find this delicious honey at Milford Road Merchant located in Te Anau 🙌

18/05/2025

Looking forward to see you on the road

02/05/2025

And that’s a wrap on the 24/25 honey harvest!
We finished up back in March—and yep, it was another early morning mission. Dave and I were out at 3am loading our full honey boxes by headlight to get an early run to our packer. Sadly, no video this year (too dark and too busy!), but trust me—there were a few sleepy, slightly grumpy bees wondering where all their hard work had gone!

Of course, we left two boxes of honey for each hive so they’ve got something sweet to see them through the winter.

Now it’s makeover time! I’ve started repainting our returned honey boxes a warm, light brown, and when the bees settle in for the night, I’ll be giving the brood boxes a fresh coat of creamy white. Let’s hope the bees approve of the new look!