Our Company History

Formed in 1973, Nelson Honey & Marketing (NZ) Ltd (formerly Nelson Apiaries Ltd) is a family owned business operated by Philip and Evelyn Cropp. Philip’s grandfather started producing honey from hives in the Nelson area on a part time basis over 100 years ago. With Philip and Evelyn's son Matthew now contributing, Nelson Honey brings together 4 generations of beekeeping knowledge and experience. Over the past 25 years the company has grown substantially in production and has diversified into the natural health market.
In addition to the NectarEase product range, Nelson Honey also produces Active Manuka Honey and other natural products, the company has continued to maintain a healthy year on year increase of its honey-based products. These are available in over 400 retail outlets (Natural Health Food shops, Pharmacies, Gift Shops etc) in New Zealand with a high level of brand awareness for NectarEase and Active Manuka Honeys in particular.
Product is exported to markets all around the globe including the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom with many enquiries coming for the establishment of distribution outlets in Europe and Asia. Nelson Honey is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in it’s products and to adding value to the health benefits of honey.

How to find us

Based in the South Island of New Zealand, we are 50 kilometres to the south of Nelson township. In conjunction with its sister company Rainbow Honey Ltd, we now have over 3,000 hives sited throughout Nelson, Golden Bay and West Coast areas of NZ's South Island. Placed in the pristine bush and forests of this beautiful part of New Zealand, the hives produce a variety of natural honeys free from insecticide or other agricultural sprays. Research indicates that honey produced in such clean, green environments increases the therapeutic benefits of the bee products (Postmes & Van den Bogaard, 1993).

Nelson Honey's Team

Philip Cropp
Managing Director
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Terry Bone
General Manager
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Marama Quinney
Office Manager
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mariessa Cerny
Sales/Marketing
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it