FoodVault is stoked to welcome Mt Lyford Honey, a New Zealand honey business producing distinctive, raw honey from the remote alpine landscapes around Mt Lyford in North Canterbury.
If you're into discovering Kiwi products that are a little different from what you'll find on the supermarket shelf, this is one worth knowing about.
Honey shaped by the New Zealand landscape
Mt Lyford Honey's point of difference starts with where the bees forage.
Their hives are located around the remote alpine forests and high-country landscapes of Mt Lyford, where bees naturally forage across native bush, beech forests, clover, kānuka and other seasonal plants. The result is honey that reflects the landscape and season it comes from.
That means the range isn't just about one type of honey. Mt Lyford Honey produces a collection of distinctive New Zealand honeys, including Wild Mānuka, Mānuka Multifloral, Wild Clover & Mānuka, Mountain Beech Honey and Wild Blackberry & Mānuka.
Raw honey, straight from the hive
Mt Lyford Honey takes a deliberately hands-off approach to its honey.
Its honey is produced through natural foraging, with no need to feed sugar to the bees, and the company says its honey is raw from the hives and not heat-treated.
That's particularly interesting with its Mountain Beech Honey.
Unlike traditional floral honey, Mountain Beech is a honeydew honey collected by bees from the sweet secretions associated with New Zealand's native beech forests. The result is a darker, richer honey with earthy, wild berry and honeysuckle notes.
It's a pretty good example of what makes New Zealand food products interesting: the landscape actually becomes part of the product.
Small seasonal batches with plenty of character
Mt Lyford Honey's boutique range is harvested in small seasonal batches from the alpine forests surrounding Mt Lyford.
The changing seasons, flowering patterns and different forage available to the bees mean the flavour can vary from harvest to harvest. Rather than trying to make every batch taste exactly the same, the brand embraces that natural variation.
It's honey with a sense of place.
And that's exactly the sort of Kiwi business FoodVault was created to help people discover.
Discover Mt Lyford Honey on FoodVault
Whether you're looking for New Zealand honey, Mānuka honey, raw honey or something a little different for the pantry, Mt Lyford Honey is worth checking out.
FoodVault members can discover Mt Lyford Honey alongside other New Zealand food and beverage brands, unlock their exclusive member offer, and then shop directly through the Mt Lyford Honey website.
Discover the brand, unlock your member pricing and shop direct.
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