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If you'd like to buy honey including some delicious local ironbark honey, local manuka honey (from 5+ to 15+ highly medically active manuka) and beautiful pure Australian beeswax created by our bees, we'll be at the following markets in Port Macquarie NSW in April. There have been a few date changes as the wonderful organisers of The Foreshore Market unfortunately came down with covid so the normal Foreshore Market has been postponed until Saturday 16th April. You can find us in April at: Every Tuesday - Port Central Real Food Market Thu 14th April - Town Green Market Sat 16th...

You know the best thing about a great Manuka face mask recipe? The bees, trees, sunshine and rain (and we beekeepers!) have already done all the hard work. You don't need to add anything or mix anything and the honey will naturally exfoliate, smooth, soften and moisturise. Just get the best quality certified Manuka you can  and you're away. Here are the simple steps to follow: Buy some certified Australian Manuka honey (also known by beekeepers as jellybush honey or leptospermum honey) Wash and pat dry your face Use a dessert spoon to scoop out some Manuka and gently apply to your...

Covid has caused so many issues around the world - luckily though, not to the production of Manuka or our other honey and beeswax!  But though Australia and New Zealand have done exceptionally well in controlling the spread of Covid-19, some of the measures including border closures, reduced flights, less cargo ships, more screening procedures and more people shopping online means Australia Post and international couriers are experiencing delays. Yes, we aim to package and ship your Manuka honey delivery within 24-48 hours of receiving it, but due to Covid, we just can't guarantee how quickly your order will arrive on your doorstep....

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...