Where blossoms hum and apples listen
Before there was a tasting room, there was land. Before there was mead, there was blossom. The orchard and the hives are not features of Foragers — they are its foundation.
The Orchard
Heritage varieties, planted for flavour and character
Planted on the gentle slope rising from the Salish Sea, our orchard was designed with patience in mind.
We grow heritage apple varieties chosen for flavour, resilience and character, not uniformity. Some bring bright acidity. Others carry subtle spice, honeyed depth or crisp minerality shaped by coastal air.
The orchard moves through its own rhythm, where spring arrives in a quiet eruption of blossom.
Summer brings shade and slow ripening. Autumn delivers fruit kissed by salt air and late light.
These apples find their way into limited-release cysers and seasonal expressions, carrying with them the imprint of soil, season, and sun.
The orchard is not behind the meadery. It is beneath it, beside it, and woven through everything we do.
The Apiary
Free-roaming forage in a living, shifting landscape
Across the property our hives gather nectar from apple blossoms, blackberry bloom, and wildflowers that flourish at the forest's edge.
This is free-roaming forage, not monoculture, not isolated fields, but a living, shifting landscape.
The result is our Millefiori honey: raw, unpasteurized, and expressive of the season in which it was gathered.
No two harvests are identical.
Honey made from spring gathering is bright and floral. Summer deepens into richer, more complex tones. Autumn carries warmth and subtle earth.
Under the guidance of our Master Beekeeper, the health of the hive comes first. We harvest only what the bees can spare, maintaining balance and strength within the colony.
Honey is not just sweetness. It is the terroir of the Sunshine Coast, captured in gold.
A taste of the wild, captured in gold
Foragers Millefiori honey
More than just sweetness, Foragers honey tells a story of place, season, and care. Gathered from apple blossoms in our orchard, blackberry blooms along the forest edge, and wildflowers that flourish in mountain meadows, each jar is a reflection of the Sunshine Coast's quiet, untamed abundance, crafted by bees that roam freely through it all.
No two harvests are alike. Spring begins the journey with bright, delicate floral notes, gradually deepening through the seasons into richer, more complex tones. Every batch is shaped by the blooms, the bees, and the passage of time.
Spread it, stir it or savour it straight from the jar. Raw, unpasteurized, and full of character, however you enjoy Foragers honey, you're tasting the wild, captured in nature's gold.
You'll find our Millefiori honey at select local farmers markets — and in the tasting room of our friends at Bruinwood Distillery — when the season is right and the bees have offered enough to share.
Stewardship & Respect
Working with the seasons, not against them
Foragers is built on stewardship.
We work with the seasons rather than forcing them. We respect the natural cycles of bloom and dormancy. We support pollinator health and maintain the orchard with long-term resilience in mind.
Visitors are welcome to enjoy the grounds with care. Please note that this is a working apiary. Bees move freely throughout the property, and those with severe allergies should plan accordingly.
The orchard is protected by electric fencing to ensure safety for both visitors and the trees. We ask that all posted signage be observed.
A Living System
An intentional closed loop, from blossom to glass
The orchard feeds the bees.
The bees pollinate the orchard.
The honey guides the mead.
The mead inspires the kitchen.
This closed loop is intentional.
By growing a significant portion of our own craft materials on British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve, we remain closely connected to the source of our craft. The result is not only flavour; it is accountability.
When you walk the grounds, you are moving through a working agricultural space.
Come for the place. Stay for the moment.
Reservations are recommended, particularly for weekend evenings. Whether you join us for a tasting flight and small plates, or a full seasonal menu experience, we invite you to settle in.