Lion Apiaries Limited

At Lion Apiaries, it’s all about the bees. Raising strong, healthy bees is our top priority and to do that they require expert care. We raise Italian queens in carefully chosen locations in the Auckland region, where the rich soil and plentiful natural food supply create optimal breeding conditions. We have been an industry leader for over 10 years, producing queens and queen cells for beekeepers throughout New Zealand. We also produce the highest quality, raw honey for the consumer market. We breed our bees to be productive, healthy and enjoyable to work with. From New Beekeepers to Commercial Pollinators and Honey Producers you can be confident that when you purchase from Lion Apiaries you are not only getting a high-quality Queen with great genetics, but you are getting the benefits of a high-quality control process. Every step along the process, from breeder queen selection, to colony feeding, to grafting, incubating and finally getting the queens and cells to you is attended to with the skill and expertise acquired through over ten years of delivering great bees to many of New Zealand's leading beekeeping operations. We've built our business on reliable, responsive customer service. Whether you’re a backyard beekeeper with just a hive or two or a commercial customer with hundreds, we’re committed to providing great service. At Lion Apiaries, we’ve created a culture of people who are passionate about bees. We’re a family founded business and we’re in the office, the warehouse, the honey extraction plant and out in the field working side by side with our crew. We select and train it team to endure that every member feels just as committed to the bees and to our customers as we are. The Lion Apiaries Mission Premium Quality Queens Raised in the Auckland region of New Zealand. To serve our customers reliably and well. To treat our employees with respect and above all train them, to raise strong, healthy, happy bees and to produce awesome, raw hon