An Australian study is helping beekeepers decide where to place their hives to collect valuable healing honey. The research has found that Australian shrubs and trees can produce healing honey on a ...

New Zealand’s manuka industry is being accused of misleading consumers after it alleged honey derived from species other than the Leptospermum outside of New Zealand is inauthentic. Earlier this year, ...

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, ...

Manuka honey is a type of honey produced by bees in New Zealand. These bees pollinate the flower Leptospermum scoparium, also known as the Manuka bush. Manuka honey is also produced by bees in ...

We compared establishment of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and Corsican pine (Pinus nigra) seedlings in kānuka (Kunzea ericoides) and mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) shrubland to test the ...

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.

Among the many honey varieties, Manuka honey stands out for its properties and potential health benefits. Manuka honey originates from New Zealand and is produced by bees who pollinate the Manuka bush ...

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 ...

Despite celebrity endorsements from Gwyneth Paltrow and other actresses-turned-lifestyle brands, humans have used honey as a treatment for skin ailments and infections for thousands of years. Early ...

J. M. C., A Mutant of Leptospermum scoparium, Botanical Gazette, Vol. 44, No. 5 (Nov., 1907), p. 397 ...

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