Molaga Honey is a 4th generation, family run business based in Timoleague, in scenic West Cork. Set up in the 1860s, it was built upon passion, excellence and quality.
These values are still the lifeblood of the business and have made it what it is today.
The name ‘Molaga’ originates from the Gaelic word for Timoleague, ‘Tigh Molaga’, which derives from St Molaga, a 7th century monastic saint, who set up a monastery in the small West Cork village. He was fondly known as ‘the bee whisperer’ due to his natural ability to calm bees with his gentle approach. The Collins family wanted to continue the bee-keeping tradition in the area and keep the memory of St Molaga and his legacy alive, so they incorporated his name into their brand.
Operated and run by devoted bee-keeper Kevin Collins, Molaga Honey has seen many changes over the years, but the most important thing - the honey - has remained the same. Kevin keeps over 300 beehives, which are scattered all around beautiful West Cork. His wild, West Cork honey bees can feed upon the coastal botanicals and flora, during the spring and summer months. These flavours are easily identifiable in the Molaga pure and natural honey.
He provides 100% raw, single estate source honey, which is packaged and labelled at his West Cork base, using Irish suppliers (where possible) because the company believes in supporting local. The delicious honey is extracted at source and is quickly bottled in glass jars on the purpose built state of the art honey extraction facility on the family farm in West Cork. Molaga Honey is currently the only company commercially producing comb honey in Ireland.
Initially just supplying West Cork, Molaga Honey is now available nationwide in supermarkets, convenience stores and shops. The business is now at an exciting time of growth and scaling operations, with products now available in hotels, restaurants and cafes.