426 Pukeatua Road is a 40-minute drive from Taumarunui and is an ideal haven for bees and Manuka honey production. It is at the end of a quiet gravel road, mainly surrounded by native bush reserve and pine tree boundaries. Facing North West with good summer safe spring water throughout the farm, the bees can work unhindered in this environment. There are currently 280 hives on the farm with potential to go to 300 this summer. The farm also has its own honey processing factory on site. There is approximately 60 ha of deer fenced ground plus some further conventional fencing. The farm currently carries 1200SUs on the pasture that is not in Manuka and this includes the farmed Red Deer. The deer fencing on the farm is of good standard. You could continue to farm the deer or leave them just for hunting and recreational activities.
The farm is topped off with a nice two storey, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom lodge style home, the perfect escape for any hunter or family wanting to get away and enjoy some rural peace and quiet.