Bees & Trees (Bees & Trees Honey LLC) is a US-based company founded by Mike Everly that produces raw, unprocessed, bio-active Manuka honey sourced exclusively from the Taranaki region of New Zealand. They own their own hives and facilities in New Zealand, overseeing every step from hive to jar in small batches with minimal processing. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and sells directly to US consumers online, bypassing traditional retail distribution.

The Beekeeper's Story

Founder Mike Everly and his family lived in New Zealand for approximately 3.5 years, where he discovered Manuka honey and launched Bees & Trees around 2010. The company is the only US-based Manuka honey brand with its own hives and production facilities in New Zealand, located in the Taranaki region, which they credit for the honey's distinctive flavor and quality. Their hands-on, hive-to-jar philosophy emphasizes small-batch production, minimal processing, and full transparency — including publishing independent lab MGO test reports publicly for every batch. Bees & Trees holds the New Zealand FernMark License (no. 100293), certifying authentic NZ origin, and has also received certification from GenuHoney, an independent honey certification group focused on combating honey fraud in the US. The company is family-owned with US-based customer service, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and sells its honey directly to consumers online and on Amazon at prices typically 30–50% below comparable competing brands.