Marlborough Sounds Manuka Honey 80+ MGO

Your Gateway to New Zealand's Most Remote Manuka
Discover Where Captain Cook Found "The Finest Harbour"
In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed into Queen Charlotte Sound and declared it the finest natural harbour he'd encountered. Today, these same pristine waters and untouched native forests yield an extraordinary manuka honey - and we're the only commercial beekeepers with access to this remote maritime wilderness.
Authentic Manuka from the Edge of the World
This isn't manuka from roadside hives or commercial farms. Our bees work wild native bush accessible only by boat and barge, foraging across sheltered coves and sun-drenched ridgelines where manuka has flowered undisturbed for centuries. We navigate the same channels Cook charted, positioning hives on remote coastal sites and carrying them up mountainsides to reach flowering manuka that has never known human development.
Smooth, Coastal Character
Queen Charlotte Sounds creates manuka honey unlike any other. The unique microclimate - where cool Pacific waters meet warm native bush - produces honey with remarkable smoothness and complexity:

Gentle, creamy sweetness with subtle herbal notes
Coastal terroir - hints of maritime freshness and wild kanuka
Mellow manuka character - distinctive without overwhelming
Perfect for daily wellness - therapeutic properties in an approachable profile

Certified 80+ MGO - genuine bioactive manuka at an accessible level, ideal for:

Daily immune support
Throat soothing and digestive wellness
First-time manuka explorers
Those who prefer subtle, refined flavors

A Taste of Untouched Wilderness
Each jar connects you to the same raw beauty Captain Cook encountered - pristine waterways, ancient native forests, and a landscape still as wild as it was in 1770. This is authentic New Zealand manuka from one of the country's most remote and protected environments.

✓ Single-origin Queen Charlotte Sounds
✓ Boat-access only harvest
✓ Raw, unheated, unpasteurized
✓ From wild native bush blocks
✓ Independently tested and certified

Rare provenance. Accessible luxury.

Queen Charlotte Sounds Manuka Honey - 263+ MGO
Serious Bioactive Strength from New Zealand's Most Remote Waters
From the Wilderness Captain Cook Called Paradise
When Captain James Cook explored Queen Charlotte Sound in 1770, he found sheltered waters surrounded by "woods coming down to the water's edge" - pristine native forest stretching across mountain ridges. Over 250 years later, this landscape remains virtually unchanged, and it's here that we harvest New Zealand's rarest high-grade manuka.
One of New Zealand's Only Boat-Access Manuka Operation
We are the exclusive commercial beekeepers operating in Queen Charlotte Sounds - a remote maritime wilderness with no road access. Our hives travel by boat and barge through secluded bays, positioned on rugged coastal sites and wild native bush blocks where manuka forests grow undisturbed by agriculture, development, or pollution.
This is serious manuka from serious wilderness - 263+ MGO potency harvested from one of New Zealand's last truly wild places.
Potent Yet Refined
At 263+ MGO, this honey delivers genuine therapeutic strength while maintaining the remarkable smoothness that defines Queen Charlotte Sounds terroir:

Full-bodied manuka intensity with coastal refinement
Rich, complex depth - molasses, native herbs, subtle maritime minerals
Clean, powerful finish without harsh medicinal bite
Therapeutic-grade bioactivity in an unexpectedly smooth profile

The unique microclimate where cool Pacific waters meet sun-drenched native manuka creates honey with both power and elegance - rare at this MGO level.
Serious Wellness Applications:
Certified 263+ MGO / 10+ UMF provides meaningful bioactive strength for:

Daily immune system support
Digestive health and gut wellness
Wound care and skin healing
Seasonal wellness and throat relief
Those seeking therapeutic-grade manuka

Heritage Meets Purity
This honey comes from the same wilderness that captivated Cook's expedition - where Joseph Banks, his botanist, documented native flora in journals still preserved today. Our bees work the descendants of those same wild manuka forests, creating honey as pure and powerful as the landscape that produces it.

✓ 263+ MGO / 10+ UMF certified
✓ Single-origin Queen Charlotte Sounds
✓ Boat and barge access only
✓ Raw, unheated, unpasteurized
✓ From our family's remote native bush block

For those who understand that the finest manuka comes from the wildest places.