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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...

Are you looking to find wholesale Manuka honey for your pharmacy, chemist, health food store, retail, medical or vet practice? Do you need bulk Manuka honey, or need to source Manuka honey for export? Wholesale and bulk Manuka honey is now available direct from The Bee Keeper.  We can provide 250g jars right through to entire pallecons of laboratory-tested and certified active Australian Manuka honey in a variety of strengths.  To set yourself up as a wholesale Manuka customer, we have minimum order quantities, so please contact us through our form with details on your business and the quantity and...

You can buy our Manuka honey online right here if you like, but if you live in or are visiting the Port Macquarie area, you can also buy it from us at our market stall or from some of our wonderful local suppliers.  You'll find us at The Port Central Real Food Market every Tuesday 1pm-5pm. The market is held in the forecourt of The Glasshouse and right outside Port Central. At our farmers market stall we stock all of our latest honey harvests (you're welcome to do a tasting!), as well as our certified active Manuka honey range. You'll...

The best time to moves bees is at night. We do this to ensure all the worker bees are home as we don't want to leave any bees behind. They also settle in for the night as we travel, and by the time the sun comes we've unloaded them and they're ready to fly and start discovering new nectar and pollen sources. The nectar and pollen sources they're enjoying right now are those of the marvellous Manuka plant. Also known as Leptospermum, and by us beekeepers as Jellybush, there are wonderful pockets of Manuka in the bush along parts of the Australian...