About Us

How it all started

Bill Savage has been fascinated by bees since he got his first beehive, aged 12. Forty years later, Bill now has over 5000 hives across 110 sites in the East Cape region of New Zealand.

Bill is passionate about people and the East Coast. By employing only local beekeepers under a profit share arrangement, he ensures every jar of WildCape is helping support the local community. The long-term relationships and profit share agreements he has with landowners of the Manuka forest is another example of WildCape giving back to the region Bill loves.

From a special location

WildCape is the only single source UMF™ Manuka honey harvested exclusively from the untouched East Cape region.

Geographically isolated by the Raukumara Ranges to the West, the East Cape of New Zealand has remained sparsely populated and unspoiled. The region still has large tracts of virgin forest and a drive along the coast reveals endless untouched sweeping sandy beaches.

Often regarded as producing some of the finest Manuka honey in New Zealand, the East Cape region’s Manuka flowers produce nectar which is naturally high in Dihydroxyacetone (DHA), a precursor to the compound Methylglyoxal (MGO). The result is Manuka honey with consistently higher UMF™ – and more natural goodness for you to enjoy.

Direct to you from the beekeeper

Bill Savage and the WildCape team specialise in harvesting single source Manuka honey from the East Cape region of New Zealand. A dedicated team control all aspects of the production supply chain, from our 15 fulltime beekeepers who care for the hives, to our specialist extraction and processing team who pack and label each jar of WildCape by hand – ensuring only the highest quality UMF™ Manuka honey reaches your table.

Harvested with love

WildCape beekeepers journey to some of New Zealand’s most remote areas to source our truly unique Manuka honey.

Just before Manuka flowers each Summer we shift our hives from their Winter locations to dense Manuka forest in more than 100 sites along the East Cape coast from Te Araroa to Mahia.

After the bees have collected the Manuka nectar and made their precious honey, we carefully gather the boxes and drive these back to our extraction facility in Gisborne. Once the honey has been extracted from each frame, we send samples to Analytica Laboratories for independent testing to verify the Unique Manuka Factor (UMF™) ensuring only the finest Manuka honey makes it into every WildCape jar.

Customer Reviews

The BEST!!

“My absolute FAVORITE Manuka Honey! I have tried many brands of Manuka Honey and this one is the one that I always keep coming back to. It is more mild in taste (Not too medicinal tasting) and I can tolerate this one so much better than some of the other brands. I use this honey (internally) as a natural antibiotic as needed and it works well!”

By Taurus2313
April 5, 2017
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Wonderful Medicinal Aroma

“When I opened the jar, I knew this was real Manuka Honey. It had a medicinal aroma, unlike other Manuka Honeys without the UMF certification. The flavour is mild compared to the darker Manuka Honeys. The colour is a light amber. I would recommend this honey to anyone who is looking for Manuka Honey for medicinal use.”

By Ann Yaro
April 28, 2017
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Miracle Honey For Sure

“This honey is amazing. Keep it around for nutrition or any health application.
It is sooooo good !! I always have it in my home.”

By Erin
May 16, 2018
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Excellent Manuka Honey

“Excellent Manuka Honey. Used for medicinal purposes and has not let me down yet.
Just received my 4th jar!”

By Mj
September 27, 2016
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Highly Recommend

“Absolutely love this brand. Using as a natural antibiotic with great success in time when sick.”

By Dahlia
July 18, 2018
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