What is Manuka Honey? Manuka honey is produced by nectar gathered from the Leptospermum family of plants. Manuka is the Maori name for Leptospermum scoparium. Leptospermum scoparium is found in both Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand was first to successfully market the benefits of Manuka honey. Manuka honey is unique because it contains antibacterial …
How long has Manuka honey been around for? Manuka honey or Leptospermum honey originating in Australia has been around for centuries. First Nations people from Australia have probably been using Leptospermum honey produced by native stingless bees for over 40,000 years. This highly medicinal honey is used for various ailments such as sore throats and …
Bee Swarms Work Like Giant Brains, Where Each Bee Is a Nerve Cell (Bee Science Shows) On their own, bee brains are fairly remarkable things, although human computing power still trumps them. But new (bee science) research suggests that individual members of a swarm behave surprisingly like neurons in a human brain.] Not only does …
Attract Native Bees to your Garden with these awesome flower planting suggestions from www.1millionwomen.com.au. Not only do flowers flood your garden with gorgeous swaths of colour, but they also create a fertile sanctuary and foraging zones for Native Bees. Native bees come in all different sizes and colour schemes and while most are stingless, they …
Change the world one bee at a time. We all know that the honey bee is vital for pollination and securing our food supply. But with the recent dramatic decline in honey bee populations around the world, the need to save, protect and nurture honey bees has become ever more pressing. With nothing more than …
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Keeping Australia’s broad range of native bees just got easier with the release of the new Australian native bees guide, produced by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Tocal College. NSW DPI, Education Officer Professional Development, Danielle Lloyd-Prichard said the new Australian native bees guide provides a wealth of advice on how to support and enjoy …
Excerpt from original Manuka Honey Science research article published by frontiersin.org The IL-6/STAT3 Signalling Pathway Is an Early Target of Manuka Honey-Induced Suppression of Human Breast Cancer Cells Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide with a mortality rate of >500,000 annually, 62% of deaths occurring in developing countries (1). Despite improved …
Pilot study shows evidence of healing in atopic dermatitis An open-label, pilot study has found that the topical application of manuka honey may be effective in treating atopic dermatitis lesions. Abdullah A. Alangari M.D., the study’s lead author and an allergist at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, says he was prompted to investigate the …
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This is a very good article about Manuka Honey. It is long, but it’s a scientific publication that highlights the importance of accurate testing and labelling of Medical Grade Honeys. Since super bugs aren’t able to develop a resistance to Medical Grade Honey as they do with antibiotics, accurate testing and labelling is not only …
On the music festival Bluesfest site near Byron Bay in northern New South Wales some of the world’s finest honey is being produced. On the former tea tree plantation there are 50 bee hives owned and tended to by beekeeper Michael Howes from Tyagarah Apiaries. “We’ve had the bees here at this site coming on …
The nation’s busiest pollinators have received a boost after the official launch of a multi-faceted effort to maintain the health of Australia’s bees along with the country’s $1.8 billion pollination-reliant horticulture and grain industries. Horticulture Innovation Australia, the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council and Grain Producers Australia have joined forces to deliver a $3M program …
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Our research team is running a project looking for more sources of medicinal Australian Leptospermum honey (aka jelly bush, or Australian manuka). We are asking beekeepers with access to Leptospermum honeys from anywhere in the country to provide samples to include in this research project until 2017 (exact date will be announced closer to the …
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For the flu season, a natural remedy and a good cold fighting recipe. This is pretty much the recipe which I use every winter when I feel a cold coming on. The important thing is to get it into you fast. As soon as you notice cold symptoms make up a brew and keep taking …
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Australian leptospermum honey has the potential to surpass New Zealand’s Mānuka honey for both activity and scale. Mānuka derived from New Zealand’s sole leptospermum tree, leptospermum scoparium is the gold standard in medicinal honey. Australia is the homeland of leptospermum with 85 of the world’s 87 species, yet little is known about the potential of …
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If you have a mind for Leptospermum Honey science then this will be of interest. Here are the results of a study recently published in the scientific journal PloS ONE into the properties and potential availability of Australia’s manuka honey. Abstract Most commercially available therapeutic honey is derived from flowering Leptospermum scoparium (manuka) plants from …
Australian Manuka honey as powerful against superbugs as NZ variety, researchers say. Manuka honey made by bees foraging on Australian native plants has antibacterial properties at least as powerful as the famous New Zealand variety, according to new research, but New Zealand producers are trying to trademark the name. New Zealand-made manuka honey has long …
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The Language of Bees = Dance Manuka Honey bees and in fact all bees share a unique ability to communicate through “dance”. In the late forties and since then, scientists have been studying bee behavior in an effort to unravel their complex ability to communicate. This video, by Gerogia Tech’s College of Computing is a …
Australia’s Manuka Bioactive Honey and New Zealand’s Manuka Honey, comes from bees that forage the Leptospermum plant. This honey has special (scientifically proven) properties not found in “conventional” honeys, making it useful for healing and improved health. Some well known uses of Australia’s Manuka Bioactive Honey include relieving the symptoms of sore throat, combating Golden Staph …
Videos Showing the Stages of Biofilm Formation and “reproduction” Leading Microbiologists talk about Biofilm and the latest research that shows how resilient and resistant it is to conventional treatments. The first video goes for about 5 minutes and it’s worth watching to the end because there’s some excellent 3D animation that illustrates the stages of …
Use Australia’s Manuka, bioactive honey for dressing of: Minor cuts and Scratches Leg ulcers Pressure ulcers Diabetic foot ulcers Infected wound resulting from injury or surgery Burns Why does Natural Wound Care Honey work so well? High osmolality Honey is a saturated or supersaturated solution of sugars that has strong interaction with water molecules. The …
Most honey has antibacterial properties, but Australia’s Manuka Bioactive Honeys are especially potent. Australia’s Manuka Honey is harvested from Leptospermum polygalifolium, (or Active Jellybush Honey), a member of the Myrtle Family of plants. A relative of Jellybush is Leptospermum scoparium commonly called Manuka is found occurring in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and New Zealand. …
Honey Science and healing: medicinal honey potential has Australian researchers on the hunt for more liquid gold 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 healing qualities, with New …
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(NaturalNews) In less than a week, three different research studies have been released about antibiotic resistance super bugs. Two were issued as nothing less than dire warnings. For example, as NaturalNews covered earlier, UK scientists are calling for the “urgent need for global action” due to the discovery of a spreading phenomenon — a gene …
Super bug breakthrough – Manuka (and Jellybush) honey may reverse antibiotic resistance. Read More
A native honey may well be the most powerfully antimicrobial honey ever discovered, say Queensland researchers. The honey, cultivated at undisclosed locations in northern NSW and southeast Queensland, is made by bees that have fed on Leptospermum polygalifolium, also known as jelly bush or the lemon-scented tea tree. The researchers tested 100 jelly bush honeys …
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Herbs that help attract honey bees. When the bees start flying I can’t wait to get out there and dig in the hives and the dirt. There’s a huge variety of herbs that are not just great for cooking and medicinal purposes, they’re great for the bees. Planting herbs that attract honey bees is something …
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