Nirwana
Morning Root - Tualang Wild Bee Honey by Nirwana
Wild Tualang honey
$110.00 USD
Explore this honeyCanopy-Crafted by Apis Dorsata
A changing mosaic of forest blooms.
Each harvest carries the character of its surroundings: shifting flowers, seasonal rainfall, and the wild rhythms of Malaysia’s rainforest. Our Tualang honeys come from wild Apis dorsata colonies that nest high in trees.
Discover the forest sources and tasting notes behind your jar.
Taste the Beauty!
Nirwana
Wild Tualang honey
$110.00 USD
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Floral aroma · creamy finish
$135.00 USD
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Deep rainforest character
$125.00 USD
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The forest behind the flavor
An ancient forest. A wild harvest. An invitation to taste.
Peninsular Malaysia is home to rainforests estimated to be 130 million years old. Beneath their towering canopy, a rich mosaic of blooms feeds wild bees—and helps shape honey with a character that changes with the forest’s flowering seasons.
High in these trees, wild Apis dorsata colonies suspend their combs from the branches. Our Tualang honey reaches the table through the skill and tradition of honey hunters, connecting each harvest to the forest, its rhythms, and the people who know it.
Beyond the farm, a forest of flavor.
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$115.00 USD
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Gelam blossoms · bright forest character
$150.00 USD
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Lively stingless-bee honey
$140.00 USD
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Bill & Jay · The brothers behind Apis Lux
We’re Bill and Jay, the brothers behind Apis Lux. Our years in patient care sparked a deep and enduring curiosity about wellbeing and the role of food and nature in everyday life.
That curiosity led us to Malaysian rainforest honey—and to more than five years of study, tasting, and discovery. We’d love you to come along.
Every jar begins in a living rainforest. These blooms and forest sources help shape the aroma, color, texture, acidity, and tasting character of Apis Lux honey — one harvest window at a time. Here are just a few of the rainforest blooms and trees that help shape the character of each harvest.
Tualang Tree
A towering rainforest tree that provides nesting sites for wild Apis dorsata bees and a dramatic setting for skilled honey hunters. The surrounding forest supplies a changing mosaic of blooms.
Paperbark / Cajeput
A tree of Malaysian coastal and wetland forests, with pale bottlebrush blooms that provide nectar for bees. Apis Lux tasting notes describe floral, citrus and gentle herbal impressions.
Photo: Melaleuca cajuputi — Murray Fagg, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (cropped).
Guioa sp. — provisional identification
Tiny cream-colored flowers and branching clusters offer a closer look at the forest’s quieter details. The photograph is consistent with Guioa; its exact species and contribution to an individual honey harvest remain unconfirmed.
Sensitive Plant, Touch-me-not
Touch-responsive leaves and small pink-purple flower heads bring detail to open tropical edges. Mimosa pudica pollen has been documented among the food gathered by stingless bees in Malaysia.
Singapore Cherry / Strawberry Tree
A small tree native to tropical America and found in tropical landscapes elsewhere. Its white flowers attract bees, while bright red fruit adds color to the landscape.
Fiji Longan
A large tropical tree of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with small insect-pollinated flowers and seasonal fruiting cycles. It offers a portrait of canopy variety and the forest’s changing rhythm.
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