Our Philosophy

Freebees Honey Philosophy

Honey bees have been living naturally without human intervention for millions of years. Even in the last few thousand years since humans have started keeping bees, their existence was mostly natural. It is only in the last hundred years or so, once humans started raising queens artificially, that bees have been slowly cut off from their own evolution.

We believe in the ability of the bees to revert back to a natural existence, if only we let them raise their own queens instead of swapping their genetics on a yearly basis in the process of re-queening.

A beehive is an individual being. Every hive is different from its neighbouring hive. As a beekeeper you see that every day. No two hives are the same.

As an individual, every hive will want one thing, and that is to pass its own unique genes on to the next generation. It’s the very basis of our natural world, it’s how evolution works in nature, in all of the animal kingdom.

 

We practice natural beekeeping to the best of our ability and knowledge.

 

Ever since I started beekeeping in NZ in 2008, I was always trying to practice bee-centred beekeeping practices that put the bee’s wellness as a top priority. As time went by, I learned more about natural beekeeping and started to implement more and more of the natural beekeeping practices to my system, with the aim of implementing as many of the natural beekeeping objectives as possible in the region while still maintaining a sustainable business model. It is an ongoing journey and some of the implements involve a lot of trial and error in order to figure out the best methods.

For people who are interested to learn about our natural beekeeping practices and goals, we are working on a website that will be launched soon, and will contain all that information and more.

We believe honey should be a commodity available to every household at affordable prices, that are sustainable both for the beekeeper and the public. By supplying honey straight from the beekeeper to the consumer, we cut off a few links in the chain of commerce and can supply our honey at affordable prices.

 

We believe in bulk honey sales. By selling honey in bulk, we can cut down on packaging and bring our honey to the public in more substantial and sustainable quantities.