A West Australian honey producer is planting thousands of native trees on privately owned farmland to boost the production of bacteria-fighting honey. It's good news for Australia's bee industry, ...
As spring kicks in, honey researchers are stepping up their efforts to study how native trees can increase the value of honey that has healing properties. Manuka honey is known for its medicinal and ...
Funded by the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program, the collaborative research team tested more than 5000 honey samples and 2000 nectar samples, covering more than 50 species of native ...
IN flower these days, the New Zealand tea tree, or leptospermum, is not all that well known by name but turns up in gardens quite often, as it is very attractive in flower in a garden centre. The New ...
Author and historian Bruce Pascoe, who is of Tasmanian, Bunurong and Yuin descent, has suggested Australian honey producers whose bees pollinate trees in the Leptospermum genus, commonly known as tee ...
Description:. Shrub to small tree growing to about 5 m or taller. Leaves alternate, entire, linear or lanceolate. Flowers are white and star-like, to 1 cm wide, arising from the axils of branches.
Areas of Tasmania’s wild forests could play a key role in boosting the production of medicinal honey, new research reveals. Funded by the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program, the collaborative ...