How to take Manuka: our guide to dosage and application The benefits of consuming active Manuka honey (or Jellybush honey) for healing and good health are known to many and the research is emerging to back it up. But you may be wondering How to take Manuka? How do I...
Australian honey producers are set to tap into a potential billion-dollar global market for medicinal honey, with new research confirming powerful antimicrobial properties in the flowering nectar of trees found across Australia. Key points: New Zealand manuka and...
Manuka honey replaces antibiotics in hospitals Three Australian universities have teamed up to explore the eighty species of Manuka that could transform the local honey industry from just food to medical saviours. Primarily produced in New Zealand, Manuka is so...
Not all Leptospermums are Equal Medical honey is honey collected from bees foraging on a special species of plants called Leptospermums. But not all Leptospermums are equal. Peter Brooks explains this in detail: Not all leptospermums are equal – Peter...
PIP COURTNEY, PRESENTER: Dairy may still be the darling of New Zealand agriculture, but there’s a growing buzz about gold – liquid gold. Producers of Manuka honey believe their product’s antibacterial properties could within years underpin an annual...
PIP COURTNEY, PRESENTER: We recently did a story on the manuka honey industry in New Zealand and now it seems it’s Australia’s turn. Here it was once fed to cattle because of its bitter taste. But jellybush, or manuka honey, could be the saviour of...
With so many rating systems for Bio-Active honey now, figuring it all out can be a bit tricky, so I have compiled a short summary of the schemes in use and a brief description of each. Rather than re-invent the wheel, I will include links for you to follow and get...
