About Us

Welcome to Hive & Harvest, a Queensland-based business bringing together raw Queensland honey, hand-poured candles, natural body care and curated gift sets inspired by the beauty of the Australian landscape.

Our journey began with a passion for beekeeping, sustainable harvesting, and creating meaningful gift experiences. Every jar of honey, beeswax candle and botanical soap reflects the purity of nature, supporting local producers and small-batch artisans across Queensland.

Where We Are

Hive & Harvest is a Queensland-based, family-and friends-owned business.

We're an online store delivering Australia wide (except WA). We don't have a retail shopfront or regular opening hours.

Our home is Horseshoe Hill near Maleny, where our apiary sits. Our candles are poured in our Queensland workshop, and orders are packed and dispatched from our Brisbane workshop.

Registered Business Address (For Legal & Correspondence Only)

269 Hovard Road, Bald Knob, QLD 4552

Email

buzz@hiveandharvest.com

Phone

+61 412 561 508

Need assistance? Contact us anytime via email or phone.

Meet the team

Mike

Guiding the journey from hive to home. Mike is the heartbeat of Hive & Harvest.

Overseeing day-to-day operations, he ensures that every jar of honey & gift box meets the highest quality standards.

Stef

Blending artistry with nature, Stef infuses Hive & Harvest with elegance and innovation.

Her creative vision sets the brand apart, making every jar a unique experience.

Mark

As the dedicated naturalist and property manager at Hive & Harvest, Mark ensures the land thrives.

His devotion results in a myriad of flowers that nourish our bees year-round, contributing to our signature Hinterland Honey.

Kerry Alpaca

Roaming alongside sheep, goats, and buzzing bees, Kerry Alpaca stands as the silent protector of Hive & Harvest.

With watchful eyes, he ensures the safety of all our farm's inhabitants.

His steadfast vigilance symbolises the harmony and balance we cherish on our lands.

How We Work

Where Our Honey Comes From

Most of our honey comes from Queensland beekeepers we've built relationships with over years. That's deliberate. It lets us offer single-origin honey from four distinct regions, each one reflecting the flora of its landscape, rather than a single blended product. We know where every batch comes from and who harvested it, and none of it is blended with imported honey.

We keep our own hives at Horseshoe Hill, near Maleny. The harvest is small and seasonal.

How We Keep Bees

Year-Round Forage: At Horseshoe Hill we've planted hundreds of diverse species to keep the bees fed across the seasons, so there's something in flower for them most of the year.

Minimal Intervention: We harvest surplus honey only. The bees keep what they need. We don't requeen annually to chase yield, which is common practice. Some hives are enormously productive, others less so, and we let each one find its own rhythm.

Organic Pest Management: We prioritise organic pest management techniques wherever possible to protect our bees from pests and disease.

How We Make Things

Small Batch, By Hand: Our candles are poured by hand in our Queensland workshop, in batches small enough that we control every stage. The beeswax comes from cappings off our own hives, collected and stored over years, well before varroa changed the picture for Australian beekeeping.

Glass Where We Can: Our honey and candles come in glass, which is endlessly recyclable and heavier to ship than the alternative. Not everything in the range can be packaged that way, but we choose glass wherever it's practical.

Food Safety: We follow best practice for food safety and risk management, with our processes fully documented.

Who We Work With

Our body and bath range is made for us by a Queensland maker using plant oils, beeswax and botanicals. The homewares and household products we stock come from small Australian makers we've chosen because they work the way we do.