Aloha
Welcome to Ohana Apiary & Bee Preservation’s web page.
Please make yourself at home
Introduction
Ohana Apiary is a family-owned bee farm located on the island of Maui. Our name says it all; Ohana (a Hawaiian word for family) derived from the word (Oha) which was used to describe taro (staple food of native Hawaiians) and the green leafy shoots or baby taro plants (known as huli) that grow off the mother root in a close cluster – resembling that of a family group.The word apiary is a Latin word used to describe a place where bees are kept or grown. It is a word that has been used since the 1600s and evidence of domestically kept apiaries dates back to the beginning of human history. We pride ourselves on being true to our name as we are a close family unit, living on Maui for 3 generations, and have been collectively keeping bees for the last. 13 years.
Our Special Honey
Our 100% Maui honey is the effort of so many diligent honey bees and humans working together to create some of the worlds most exquisite honey. These two varieties of honey are from locations about 50 miles from each other and about 3,000 ft elevation difference. One just 1,000 yards from the rugged shores of Waihe’e; nestled in a quiet corner of a working (small family owned) macadamia- nut orchard. The other 3,500 ft up the side of Haleakala (Maui’s dormant volcano) on a gently sloping pasture, surrounded by hundreds of acres of wild eucalyptus trees. Both locations very different and both absolutely beautiful! Similar to the locations, both varieties of honey are completely different in taste and texture; both are wonderful in their own regard.
Olinda Honey is a thick creamy crystalized honey that comes from local clovers, eucalyptus, wild berries, and gorse that grows in Olinda, Hawaii.
Always raw and unfiltered honey.
Harvested once a year normally in November.
Waihe’e Honey is a thick but liquid amber-colored honey that comes from the macadamia nuts, Christmas berry, albizia, and from wildflowers that grow in the area. Mild but sweet.
Fun Facts About Bees
Why are honey bees so fascinating?
The honey bee is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
A honey bee can fly for up to six miles, and as fast as 15 miles per hour, hence it would have to fly around 90.000 miles - three times around the globe - to make one pound oh honey.
Searching for a Queen?
Hidden deep inside every beehive lives the queen bee. Surrounded by thousands of her daughters she is the precious centerpiece of the hive. She is fed and groomed by a ring of attendants who gently stroke her body with their antennae. They feed her a rich diet so that she can lay as many as 2000 eggs every day. She is the mother of all the bees, sometimes as many as 60,000 worker bees in a single hive.
