We respectfully acknowledge the traditional and continuing custodians of Minjerribah, the Quandamooka people, on whose lands we work and live. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and future.
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Limited stocks of high potency jellybush/manuka medicinal honey produced on Minjerribah/North Stradbroke Island are still available. Click on the “online store” link to go straight to our online shop.
Minjerribah's vibrant bushland is home to myriad creatures
It is also loved by bees of all kinds.
Our well-ventilated cathedral hives yield dense and heavy frames of honey
Pure Island is growing an apiary where native and European bees live side by side, producing superb bush honey.
The island's jellybush, or manuka honey, contains highly-antibiotic compounds. This particular honey is unique to Australia in that it comes from a wider range of native leptospermum trees.
Our Minjerribah jellybush honey returns laboratory test results showing a very high level of methylglyoxal content, the primary measure of its non-peroxide anti-bacterial activity and potency.
Every cathedral hive is custom-made from untreated hoop pine in our Dunwich workshop
Bees thrive in cathedral hives specially designed to assist their lifestyle and reduce their major task of moderating hive temperature
Australian Pure Island Honey is a delicious boutique food. It mostly comes from single floral sources in wild bushland. Its jellybush honey variety possesses powerful anti-bacterial qualities and has been found to promote skin healing and reduce scarring. Jellybush honey is an ancient bush medicine and recent scientific research has proved it to be a very effective topical treatment. We use it on cuts, abrasions, burns, inflammation and skin infections.
Tested, packed and ready to go - medicinal jellybush/manuka honey from North Stradbroke Island in four strengths from MGO 250 to MGO 929. Join our mailing list, below, to receive first notice of any new packed honey ready to ship.
The bees live in ‘cathedral’ HIVES, A DEVELOPMENT OF top bar hives, the honey is cold-pressed and not blended
All jellybush/manuka honey is batch tested for its methylglyoxal content, which is a measure of its anti-bacterial activity and potency
What makes Australian Pure Island Honey so special is that it comes from a rare environment - a sand island covered in dense heathland, tall forest, massive sand dunes and crystal-clear waterways.
Never subject to aerial spraying of pesticides or herbicides, Minjerribah retains much of its ancient flora intact. Bushwalking on Minjerribah is a deeply rewarding experience.
A full frame of honey can weigh 5kg
Our beeswax is ‘virgin’, separated each time during the cold-press extraction
