My Beehive (2018) Limited (Company) is currently a subsidiary company of NZ Honey Innovations Limited (NZHI). The Company’s vision is to own and operate beehives to produce mānuka and other New Zealand honey.
The Company's core business model is based on growing its inventory of beehives to produce premium quality New Zealand mānuka honey. The Company will generate income through honey sales and selling queen bees.
MyBeehive (2018) Limited was successfully crowdfunded via Collinson Crowdfunding, www.ccfl.co.nz. Future crowdfunding campaigns will also be funded via www.ccfl.co.nz
Our Bee Keepers
Our journey started in November 2016 at a small rural settlement called Ruawai, located within the Kaipara region (2 hours north of Auckland). In January 2017, we offered 2 apprenticeships to Ruawai College.
Currently, MYBEEHIVES (2018) LIMITED owns and operates 1000 beehives around the Kaipara and Hokianga region. Next stop for us was another small rural town, Rawene, located within the Hokianga region. We have teamed up with the Korewha family and worked with Winz and the Soloman group. Our first FutureBeez graduate, Tony Porter is now our Hokianga branch manager. Since then, we have contracted local builder, electrician and labourers to help build and beautify our headquarter there.
Managing Director
Wetex Kang graduated at University of Otago in 1994 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (with honours). Six months after graduation, Wetex’s honours research on Pharmacokinetics was published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. After his internship, he purchased a pharmacy at St Lukes, Auckland, New Zealand. It is at this pharmacy, he started his career within the health and wellness industry. Trading under the company name, New Zealand Low Carb Limited (NZLC), NZLC started manufacturing its own range of nutritional supplements sold through NZLC’s retail shop and online website. Between 1996 and 2014, Wetex has consulted on the health and wellness of over 80,000 individuals within New Zealand (many of them professional athletes). In 2004, he published his book on low carbohydrate/sugar nutrition. NZLC currently sells its products in Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.
Wetex also currently manages NZHI, a beekeeping company. NZHI operates under a Risk Management Plan registered with the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries. This credential allows NZHI to export honey to other countries such as China, Malaysia and Singapore.
Wetex’s passion for beekeeping has seen him excel within the industry, Wetex is also a queen bee breeder. Wetex leads the team of beekeepers within NZHI and is committed to transforming the beekeeping business landscape in New Zealand.
Yu Li is an experience high level executive, head hunted by Wetex to lead the team for NZHI and the company. Yu Li holds a Masters in Business and have held marketing position in a pharmaceutical company. Yu manages a team of sales consultants who have far reaching relationships across the globe and have been tasked with the mission of marketing honey for NZHI and the Company.
Marketing Specialist
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
A commercial beekeeper with 11 years’ experience, is the Chief Operating Officer for NZHI and the Company. Darryl has previously worked for many apiculture giants. Darryl oversees the entire operation for NZHI and the Company, including the honey team, queen breeding team, land managers and breeding operation.
Roq Balcombe (FutureBeez Graduate), a success story for our FutureBeez program*, holds the role of team leader for the beekeeping team, this team consists of Joseph Bray and Tony Porter (FutureBeez graduate).
The queen bee is the most important part of a beehive. Queens with good genetic produce more bees and honey than those of poor genetic. The queen team is leaded by Wetex Kang, Luciana Schwarz and Rawiri Iti.
Jack Korewha and Taame Iti are our Māori ambassadors and land managers. Their far reaching relationships among Māori land owners is the key to the Company producing premium quality mānuka honey.
Kody Wrathall (FutureBeez graduate) is experienced in operating excavators and other heavy machinery. His main tasks include creating access and site preparations for the honey and queen breeding teams, using heavy machinery for hard to access terrain.
A member of UMF
