OUR HONEY

A Sweet Taste of Nature

You might be surprised to know honey is the third most adulterated food in the world, behind milk and olive oil. Alarmingly, one in five samples of honey tested along Australia’s east coast in 2018 detected contamination. This blended honey of unknown origin has been known to contain antibiotics, toxins, irradiated pollen and even alkaloids. According to Professor Mark Taylor, who led the scientific team behind the National Measurement Institute study that detected this impure honey, “the only way to guarantee that you are getting real bona fide honey is to buy it from a local producer”. 

Mount Henry Honey is 100% pure, and direct from the hives we move around the Blue Mountains and Bathurst regions of NSW. When it comes to our honey you know you’re getting small batch, premium goodness, which is deliciously local and unique.

As an ecologist Henry knows the value of biodiversity, and the power of nature better than most. And it’s this knowledge, under the guidance of his father Nick, that shapes the decision-making process around where their hives should be placed at certain times of year so our bees can take advantage of the best blossoms.

The ‘type’ of honey - Yellow box, for example - depends on which native blossoms the bees decide to forage. Sometimes the honey is from around Mount Henry, and other times it’s from up, in and over the Blue Mountains. But we extract and produce everything here on the farm, in Mulgoa. And it’s all small batch - a moving feast of varieties!

Honey Varieties

Red Stringybark

Red stringybark has a truly rich, deep, whole toffee/caramel-like flavours, with earthy/nutty undertones. It's very distinct!I ts texture is thick, and colour - a bronzed amber. It smells like caramelised sugar, with a hit of eucalyptus.

Ti Tree (Manuka)

What can we say about our Ti tree? It’s VERY special. Henry’s dad Nick hasn’t seen this variety flow from hives in Mulgoa for over 30 years. It’s a bio active honey with antibacertial properties - perfect for eating by the spoonful in winter. We sent this up to the Honey Laboratory at the University of the Sunshine Coast and it came back with a UMF rating of 5+.

Bimble/Yellowbox

Yellowbox has a fresh, fruity and "classic" flavour. It's smooth and buttery. Paired with the mild and pleasant Bimblebox, which is a much rarer variety (especially so together) this really is a must try drop.