Honey Paihia is a small beekeeping business and shop at 2 Selwyn Road in Paihia, in the Bay of Islands, and it sells Manuka honey. The honey is graded by MGO rating, with MGO 250+, 500+ and 800+ on offer. The business says it has kept bees in the Far North for nearly 20 years, with apiaries at Waima, Whangaroa and around Paihia. Each apiary is small, around 16 colonies, and the hives are kept in permanent sites that are rarely moved. The website says the bees are left with enough honey to get through winter, so little supplementary feed is needed.
The business has supported Bay Bush Action, a conservation trust in the forest around Paihia, for more than a decade, with time, money and honey. The website says this has helped native birds, lizards and insects, and that native species have increased. Honey Paihia shares samples at its store and at the Paihia markets. Open Locally lists five other gift shops within a kilometre, including Gold 'n' Gifts, rated 4.7 from 35 reviews, and Something for Everyone and Classique Souvenirs, both rated 5.0 from few reviews.