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Manuka honey is medically proven to be one of nature’s healing wonders, but sometimes even we have to wonder when we see how the word “Manuka” is manipulated by some marketers and beauty companies. Next time you’re in the aisle of a chemist or pharmacy, keep an eye out for cosmetic products that spruik Manuka honey as an ingredient. Some are fantastic. Some not necessarily so. In Australia, businesses legally need to list ingredients in the order of the quantity contained. So, if we are selling a 100% jar of pure Manuka honey, the ingredient list would only contain the...

Spring has definitely sprung and the first of the Manuka flowers have appeared at some of our beekeeping sites. In Australia, we beekeepers often call the plant Jellybush, so named because of the thick, gummy honey the bees produce. With more than 80 species of Leptospermum in Australia, at least 10 of which produce bioactive honey, flowering can occur at different sites over a number of months. As the flow of nectar finishes at one site, it might be starting at a different site. That's why as beekeepers we're regularly on the move. We do this to check the health of our...

Fourth generation Australian beekeepers begin offering medicinal Manuka honey for sale direct to customers.