Eucalypt Honey is a seasonal blend of pure Australian native flora . At certain times of the year the bees forage from the forest canopy of a number of different flowering trees with no one species dominating the flavour. Floral varieties which are naturally blended by the bees include Ironbarks, Bloodwoods, Gums, Boxes and Stringy Barks and the honeys produced are mostly light in colour with characteristic sweet aroma and excellent mild flavours
Flowering in October through to December, Yellow Box is a major honey producing tree which provides us with one of Australia's most sort after Eucalypt Honeys. It is an attractive tree which grows up to 25 metres high, has grey coloured bark and white flowers. Yellow Box produces an especially dense, light coloured honey with a pronounced sweet flavour .
Australian Grey Ironbark Tree (Eucalyptus Drepanophylla)
The Grey Ironbark is one of our most valuable coastal nectar producing Eucalypts. Growing up to 25 metres high and with the typical dark coloured, deep furrowed bark, the Grey Ironbark's flower from July through to December, depending on the conditions. With a distinctive white flower, this honey has excellent colour and flavour, and being an extra light amber, is sort after as one of the Premium Coastal Table Grade Honeys.
The Macadamia Tree is native to South Eastern Queensland and the Northern Rivers Region in New South Wales and is famous for its delicious Nuts. Growing to 25 metres tall this distinctive tree is found growing wild in Old Growth Rain Forests from Lismore in NSW to North of Gympie in Queensland. Flowering occurs in September through to late October when the trees become covered in sprays of small but abundant white flowers. The Macadamia Tree produces a rich, thick honey with a beautiful nutty flavour well sort after by Honey Connoisseurs.
