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Huka Honey Hive

65 Karetoto Road | Wairakei Park, Taupo 3377, New Zealand
+64 4 298 1715
Ranked #3 of 3 shopping in Taupo
4.0 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
Type: Specialty Shops
Owner description: FREE ENTRY into New Zealand's largest showcase of honey products. Enjoy free tastings of honey, mead, liqueurs and fruit wine while you explore....... more » Owner description: FREE ENTRY into New Zealand's largest showcase of honey products. Enjoy free tastings of honey, mead, liqueurs and fruit wine while you explore. Immerse yourself in all things honey with live beehive viewing, interactive displays, wellness products, divine honey based skincare and gourmet honey icecream.Our friendly, knowledgeable team look forward to welcoming you to our special place. Open 7 days. A complete honey experience. « less
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Sydney, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

This place was lovely, had a large array of honey-related items and other assorted things like fudge and alcohol. We got to taste any 3 alcohols of our choosing, plus any of the honeys (I recommend the bee-nut butter and honey one). Nice place, though we spent less than 30mins there. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012

The story of honey. Enjoyed the taste testing and bought some Manuka honey products. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

We recently paid visit to the Huka Honey Hive while in Taupo and found it a fun little place to make a stop. This business is quite heavily promoted throughout Taupo and its not difficult to find, just off Huka Falls Rd. We enjoyed the Honey tasting station and the fruit/honey and mead tasting area as well. The Honey Ice-cream... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2012

Found it to be very expensive & commercial - not my cup of tea More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2012

In our travels around NZ, we have visited several honey shops and this one has topped them all so far. Make it an educational trip by studying about the amazing bee with the children beforehand. Give out some honey-based prizes for good learning! Also, the product assortment is vast and varied -good for gifts. More

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Sydney, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 6, 2012

We went to the Honey Hive and saw real life bees in their own hives that were made with clear perspex so you can see right in. There's a self guided tour around there with the labelled signs. Some alcohol testing - we bought some whisky with honey. Fabulous skin acre products for sale, makes great presents for yourself and... More

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Victoria, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2012

Best honey ice cream, period! Also a huge selection of all things honey - honey, spa products, culinary delights. Plus, you can see bees in a glass hive. More

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Colton, New York
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 17, 2012

There is really nothing special about this store. I can imagine that little ones who haven't seen a beehive at a zoo or something would really like this. If it's on your way, it's worth a stop, but I wouldn't make a special stop to go see it. More

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Napier, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 8, 2012

Another must see, oh first try there honey ice cream, Yummy. They had everything tastings and a cafe area and heaps of products you can buy I think this is more for adults then kiddies. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 19, 2012

This place is really just a store for honey-based products but it's interesting to see the variety of things that can be made with honey. We tasted a lot of the different honey flavors and the liquors. I'm a big fan of honey and love trying out locally grown flavors so this was exciting for me (but probably not for... More

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