OUR BEE FARM
IN THE MIDST OF A TROPICAL PARADISE
OUR BEE FARM
IN THE MIDST OF A TROPICAL PARADISE
LIFE IS THE FLOWER FOR
WHICH LOVE IS THE HONEY
VICTOR HUGO
LIFE IS THE FLOWER FOR
WHICH LOVE IS THE HONEY
VICTOR HUGO
OUR FARM
IN THE MIDST OF A TROPICAL RAINFOREST
LIFE IS THE FLOWER FOR WHICH LOVE IS THE HONEY
VICTOR HUGO
Born on Oahu Island in Hawaii, Barbara Thompson spent much of her professional life as an art historian and curator living and traveling throughout the U.S. and abroad. She returned to Oahu in 2014 before relocating to Hawaii Island, aka the Big Island, in 2017 onto a 3.5-acre piece of agricultural land in the off-grid community of Wa'a Wa'a. Located about 8 miles from the small town of Pahoa, Pualani Bee Farm is surrounded by ancient rainforests and lava flows on the rugged eastern coastline of the island.
First hosting beehives from Hamakua Apiaries (now Raw Hawaiian Honey Company) after the 2018 lava flow took out various nearby apiaries, Barbara acquired 3 beehives, thus establishing the beginnings of Pualani Bee Farm, a small, single estate apiary, that now is home to between 12-14 colonies of honey bees, depending on the season.
Tree tunnels line the coastal road to Pualani Bee Farm.
At Pualani Bee Farm, we use natural methods to sustainable manage our bees.
The 'ohi'a lehua tree is famously cherished as an important tree to the Hawaiian goddess of fire, Pele. It is also a favorite blossom for honeybees in Hawaii, yielding a popular naturally crystalized, cream colored honey.
Tree tunnels line the coastal road to Pualani Bee Farm.
Hibiscus
Pohinahina
Orchid
Hibiscus
In the Hawaiian language, Pualani means "heavenly flower," a name befitting the floral abundance and divine beauty of Wa'a Wa'a's coastal landscape at the eastern tip of Kilauea Volcano, Pualani also means "child of royalty," thus honoring the Hawaiian fire goddess, Pele, who made Kilauea her home as well as to the farm's queen bees and their royal descendants, all bred, born, and raised on lands forged by Pele's eternal presence.
The geological diversity and warm volcanic microclimates of the Big Island's eastern coastline provide local honeybee colonies with year-round blossoms and nectar flows. Throughout the year, these favorable conditions enable the bee colonies at Pualani Bee Farm to produce the highest-quality 100% raw Hawaiian artisanal comb honey, a changing selection of seasonally available honey varietals, bee pollen, propolis, and beeswax,
