NZ Beeswax

What NZ Beeswax does

New Zealand Beeswax Ltd (NZ Beeswax) is a Christchurch/Geraldine-headquartered, privately held beeswax processing and manufacturing company founded in 1920. It operates from two New Zealand facilities — a South Island processing and operations site in Geraldine and a North Island office in Hamilton — and ships products globally from a self-serve e-commerce storefront at beeswax.co.nz.

The company runs two interlinked businesses: a specialty raw beeswax processing and trading operation that supplies pure New Zealand beeswax to cosmetic, pharmaceutical, polish, and food manufacturers, and a beekeeping-equipment retail operation offering 187+ SKUs across beekeeping tools, hive components (woodware, plastic frames, foundation), varroa treatments (Formic Pro, Apivar, Bayvarol), bee health supplements (Hive Alive, MegaBee), honey extraction equipment, protective clothing, queen-rearing equipment, and reference books. It also offers a Wash & Wax paraffin-dipping service for hive woodware. The catalog spans low-cost consumables (e.g., $6.50 Bee Brush) to higher-value equipment (extractors up to $878, queen incubators up to $782), with volume-tiered pricing for commercial buyers and trade-account terms.

NZ Beeswax serves both hobbyist and commercial beekeepers and industrial beeswax buyers across at least five verticals (beekeeping, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, polish, food). Its go-to-market is product-led e-commerce supplemented by educational content (Bee Academy), an email newsletter, and organic SEO. The company is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

NZ Beeswax

Legal name

New Zealand Beeswax Ltd

Website

https://beeswax.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NZ Beeswax (founded 1920) is a New Zealand-based beeswax processor and beekeeping-equipment retailer. It sells 187+ SKUs of hive components, varroa treatments, extraction equipment, and raw beeswax globally via e-commerce, plus paraffin-dipping services for commercial and hobbyist customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beekeeping Supplies & Equipment

NAICS

Apiculture (112910)

akta.pro primary industry

Beeswax Production & Processing (AFAEAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Value-Added Bee Products Manufacturing (Candles, Cosmetics, Supplements, Mead Ingredients) (AFAEAHAM), Beekeeping Equipment Manufacturing & Supply (Hives, Frames, Tools, PPE) (AFAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Beeswax processing
• Beekeeping equipment
• Beekeeping supplies
• Varroa treatment
• Hive components

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beeswax Products Sales: E-commerce sale of beekeeping equipment including frames, foundation, hive components, varroa treatments, extraction equipment, honey containers, and protective gear. Products sold include Apivar strips, Formic Pro, Hive Alive treatments, plastic frames, woodware, and various beekeeping tools.
2. Beeswax Processing Service: Specialist beeswax processing and manufacturing service. The company buys beeswax and processes it for various industrial applications.
3. Wash & Wax Service: Hive component treatment service including paraffin dipping for woodware protection and longevity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NZ Beeswax is a specialist beeswax processing and manufacturing company that produces and sells beekeeping equipment, hive components, varroa mite treatments, bee health supplements, honey extraction tools, protective clothing, and pure processed beeswax through its e-commerce storefront. It also offers a Beeswax Processing service for industrial buyers supplying cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food, and polish manufacturers, and a Wash & Wax (paraffin dipping) service for hive woodware treatment.

Product overview

NZ Beeswax operates as a specialist e-commerce platform and physical supplier for beekeeping products, offering over 187 products across six main categories: Beekeeping Equipment, Health & Nutrition, Plastic Frames, Woodware & Hiveware, Beeswax, and Books. The product portfolio includes essential beekeeping supplies such as protective clothing (beesuits, gloves, veils), hive components (frames, storeys, bottom boards, roofs), honey extraction equipment (extractors, uncapping knives, strainers), and Varroa mite treatments (Formic Pro, Apivar, Bayvarol). The company also provides bee health supplements like Hive Alive and queen rearing equipment including Carricell incubators and queen cages. NZ Beeswax offers beeswax processing services and wash & wax services alongside its product sales. The company ships products throughout the world from New Zealand, serving hobbyist and commercial beekeepers alike.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formic Pro Formic acid-based varroa mite treatment sold in 2-dose pouches, 10-dose cartons, and 30-dose cartons, used by beekeepers to control varroa destructor mite infestations in honey bee colonies.
• Apivar Miticide Strips Amitraz-based varroa mite treatment strips available in 4-pack, 12-pack, and 60-pack sizes, used by beekeepers for in-hive varroa mite control.
• Bayvarol Strips Flumethrin-based varroa mite treatment strips sold in 20-strip packets and 800-strip cartons for commercial beekeepers managing larger apiary operations.
• Hive Alive Bee health supplement available in 100ml, 500ml, 2L, and 10L sizes and as fondant, used by beekeepers to support colony nutrition and gut health.
• Total Frames Completely assembled, wired, and waxed wooden frames ready for hive installation, available in Medium Brood, Heavy Brood, and Manuka Special depths and cell types, sold with volume breaks at 480+, 1440+, and 5280+ units for commercial beekeepers.
• Carricell Queen Cell Incubator Queen cell incubator for queen bee rearing, available in 40-cell, 70-cell, and 144-cell capacities, used by beekeepers to raise queen bees.
• HiveGate Hive entrance management system with periscope and adaptor plate accessories for controlling hive access and managing bee traffic.
• Hive Doctor Smart Floor Smart hive floor with Bar Entrance Reducer or Triple Entrance Disc options for hive ventilation and entrance management.
• EasyCheck CO2 Injector CO2-based varroa mite detection kit used by beekeepers to monitor mite infestation levels in their hives.
• Lega 4 Frame Stainless Steel Manual Extractor Manual tangential honey extractor with nylon conical gear drive, 3 removable legs, and 47mm OD Nylon honey gate, designed for hobbyist beekeepers extracting honey from frames.
• Beetek Hoffman Plastic Frame Plastic Hoffman frames in 3/4 and Full Depth sizes, available unwaxed or waxed with 30g of beeswax, used by beekeepers for hive construction.
• Queen Cage - Beetek One Piece One-piece hinged queen cage made in New Zealand from food-grade materials with an integrated candy compartment, used for transporting and introducing queen bees.
• Safe-A-Pak Honey Container Food-grade polypropylene honey container with lid, 2kg capacity (156mm height, 134mm top diameter, 103mm bottom diameter), sold to beekeepers for retail honey packaging with volume tiered pricing from $2.86 down to $2.10 per unit at 240+ units.
• Packtech Honey Container Food-grade polypropylene honey containers available in 500gm and 1kg sizes with square bottom design, used by beekeepers for retail honey packaging.
• Polypail Food-grade plastic pails for honey or sugar syrup storage, available in 4 litre (5.5kg) and 30kg (20 litre) sizes with optional honeygate, used by beekeepers for bulk honey and feed storage.
• Beesuit Premium Ventilated Ventilated white beesuit for beekeeper protection, available in premium and standard models with folding hood options, used by beekeepers for personal protection during hive inspections.
• Beekeeping Gloves Leather beekeeping gloves available in ventilated and non-ventilated options, with a premium grade variant, used by beekeepers for hand protection during hive handling.
• Dadant Smoker 4-inch smokers with shield and wooden bellows, available in standard and tall USA models, used by beekeepers to calm bees during hive inspections.
• Beeswax Foundation Sheets Beeswax foundation sheets in 3/4 and Full Depth sizes, in various cell sizes (145mm, 157mm, 205mm, 212mm) including Heavy Brood, Medium Brood, and Manuka Special variants, available in bulk per kg or 10-sheet packs for hive frame preparation.
• American Foulbrood (AFB) Testing Kit Testing kit for detecting American Foulbrood disease in hives, used by beekeepers as part of hive health monitoring and regulatory compliance.
• Sticky Board Monitoring device placed in hives to track varroa mite levels and verify the efficacy of varroa treatments.
• Beeswax Processing Service Specialist processing service where the company buys raw beeswax and processes it for sale to industrial buyers in cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food, and polish manufacturing applications.
• Wash & Wax (Paraffin Dipping) Service Service that applies paraffin wax treatment to hive woodware (storeys, frames, components) to protect and extend the lifespan of hive equipment, offered to beekeepers as a professional treatment service.
• Pure Beeswax (processed) Pure New Zealand beeswax processed and manufactured by the company, sold in bulk to cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food, and polish manufacturers as a raw material ingredient.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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