Latest News — Australian Manuka Honey Association

🎧 The Buzz About Bees: Our Beekeeper Daryl Talks Varroa, Hive Health & Local Honey on Unearthed There’s more to producing every jar of Australian Manuka honey this year than there was previously and in a recent episode of the AgriFutures podcast Unearthed: The People Changing Australian Agriculture, our beekeeper Daryl shares what it’s been like navigating the arrival of varroa mite in Australia—and what it means for the health of hives and the future of local honey, manuka and beeswax production, as well as pollination. 🟡 Listen to the 27-minute episode: Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube 🐝 Why This Episode...

Have you heard about wax candies? Neither had we until recently! A lot passes us by when our heads are in the hives out in the bush, but thankfully our beeswax customers who are mostly balm and candle makers, crafters, creators and artisans keep us up to date.  So yes, craftspeople make all sorts of things with our beeswax, but it’s the first time we’ve heard of it being used for what are basically sweet syrups contained in fun-shaped beeswax lollies… or candies as they say in the US. You can buy our bees' manuka beeswax and beeswax from our...

Due to Covid-19 border and travel restrictions in various Australian states, the 2020 Australian Manuka Honey Association (AMHA) AGM was held virtually this October. We're members of this organisation because it aims to support and improve the Manuka sector by: Providing authenticity to all Australian produced Manuka honey; Supporting scientific research of Australian Manuka honey and its uses; Increasing the knowledge and understanding of the properties of Australian Manuka honey; Securing access to international naming or market rights to Manuka honey; Protecting and promoting Australian Leptospermum species plant material; Representing Australian Manuka producers and packers through one common organisation. One...