Local Honey · South East Melbourne
Local raw honey, from bees we rescued down the road.
Local honey, Melbourne — the real way. Raw honey from bees we rescued across the south-east: Berwick, Harkaway, Belgrave South, Narre Warren East, Beaconsfield Upper, and more. Cold-extracted from fully capped frames, never heated, never blended with anyone else’s. Local in the true sense: made by local bees, in local backyards, by one local beekeeper.
What local honey, Melbourne, actually means
Plenty of jars say local. For ours it’s literal: every hive sits in a backyard or paddock across South East Melbourne and stays there — stationary, never trucked interstate for pollination, never poured into a national blend. The nectar comes from the gardens, parks and bushland of this corner of the city, so the honey tastes of where you live. Pick your apiary and no two taste quite the same.
It’s also the reason some owners ask about giving local raw honey to dogs with seasonal allergies — if that’s you, it’s worth reading what the vets say first.
Honey from hives that were saved, not killed
Every hive we keep was rescued — swarms and colonies taken out of walls, roofs and trees instead of being exterminated. So this isn’t just honey made closer to home than most; it’s honey that only exists because a hive got a second chance. Every jar funds the next rescue.
Kept the way bees should be kept
Chemical-free, welfare first, honey taken only from fully capped frames — the bees keep their own stores, and we take only the genuine excess. New to it? Here’s what raw honey actually is. See the full standard, hive to jar →
Looking for a beekeeper near you?
If you’ve searched for a beekeeper, a bee farm or a local apiarist near you in Melbourne’s south-east, here’s what we are: a small, one-beekeeper operation based in Berwick. We’re not a farm — our hives live on private land across the south-east, hosted by generous people who’ve offered a corner of their backyard or paddock as a home for bees. Harkaway, Narre Warren East, Beaconsfield Upper, Belgrave South and beyond. Everything we sell is our own honey, from those rescued hives, made right here.
Being a local beekeeper rather than a shop means you can meet the person who keeps the bees, taste the honey before you buy, and ask anything you like about how it’s made. That’s the difference between a jar off a shelf and honey from a beekeeper down the road.
How to get it
Order online and we’ll send it to your door, arrange local pickup in Berwick, or find us in person at the Elwood Farmers Market on the second Saturday of the month. Meet the beekeeper, taste before you buy, and pick the apiary you like best.
First prize for Raw Honey, Berwick & District Show 2025. On the menu at Stokehouse St Kilda.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I buy local honey, Melbourne?
You can buy our local honey, Melbourne-made, online for delivery, by pickup in Berwick, or in person at the Elwood Farmers Market on the second Saturday of the month. It’s raw and cold-extracted from our own rescued hives across South East Melbourne, so it’s genuinely local — made by local bees in local backyards.
Is there a beekeeper near me in South East Melbourne?
If you’re in Melbourne’s south-east, yes — we’re a Berwick-based beekeeper with rescued hives across Harkaway, Narre Warren East, Beaconsfield Upper, Belgrave South and the surrounding suburbs, hosted on private land by locals offering space for bees. You can order online, pick up in Berwick, or meet us at the Elwood market.
What makes honey “local”?
Genuinely local honey comes from hives that stay in one area, so the nectar is from that region’s own gardens, parks and bushland. Ours never leaves South East Melbourne — the hives are stationary, never trucked interstate or blended into a national product, so the honey tastes of where it was made.