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Huka Honey Hive
Located close to Huka Falls, Huka Honey Hive is a unique honey experience.
FREE entry and FREE honey tasting is just the start! Live beehives to view, educational movies, a bee simulator game and fascinating interactive displays which are always a hit with the children. And for the adults, free mead and liqueur tastings!
With New Zealand’s largest showcase of honey products, you’ll love their 100% pure New Zealand honeys, artisan meads, beers, ports and gins, natural manuka honey skincare ranges and an amazing array of natural health and wellbeing products including royal jelly, propolis, pollen and bee venom.
Books, toys, souvenirs, eco-ware, home décor, candles, condiments – Huka Honey Hive is so much more than just honey.
The Honey Hive only sources beautiful and sustainable bee and honey-based products from beekeepers and companies which actively improve the welfare of bees. Huka Honey Hive’s mission is to save the planet, one bee at a time!
Come and see what the ‘buzz’ is all about!
Open 7 days - 9am to 5pm in summer and 10am to 5pm in winter
For more info visit www.hukahoneyhive.com
Kanuka health benefits
Kanuka honey is a wonderful anti-ageing ingredient because it contains very special compounds called arabinogalactans (AGP’s); and Kanuka has the highest AGP content of any New Zealand honey (including Manuka honey), and is therefore superior to Manuka for skincare issues. AGP is important because it has powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and persistent inflammation from conditions such as acne, eczema and rosacea is exceedingly detrimental to radiant skin.
Kanuka Honey also has a compound in it called Hydrogen Peroxide that gives it antimicrobial activity. This happens because of the oxidation power of hydrogen peroxide. It is able to destroy the DNA of the bacteria present. In contrast, production of hydrogen peroxide is suppressed in Manuka Honey due to the presence of methylglyoxal in Manuka Honey. The major antibacterial activity of Kanuka Honey is due to the hydrogen peroxide it contains. It has been shown that this ingredient can completely help in getting rid of bacteria such as E.Coli and S.aureus.
