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Ormond VIC Australia
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HONEY -Honey isn’t just honey.
There are hundreds of different varieties, depending on the kinds of flower the
bees take the nectar from.
More facts about honey...
Our Natural Honey Varieties*:
Seasonal Victorian Honeys
produced from various flora eg: gums, box trees, stringy and iron
barks. Production, storage and packaging methods are designed to retain the
goodness of honey. Available in 500g, 1Kg, 3Kg.
Creamed Honey -"Traditionally
made creamed honey is smooth, bright attractive appearance and mild sweet
flavour. The honey is whipped to control the natural crystallisation process and
is then stored under refrigeration until set. Nothing but honey is used for this
special treat."
Honeycomb -
"Eat by the spoonful, chew blissfully until flavour is gone, then discard the
beeswax, or if you like, serve with cereal and yoghurt, or mild soft cheese."
(150g piece or in honey 325g jar)
NOW AVAILABLE - Honeycomb untouched by human hands!
Yellow Box
-Yellow Box is one of Australia's most popular
honeys. Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora can be found from Darling Downs
in Queensland through to Horsham in Victoria, with the main flowering period
from September through to January. It is a smooth flavoured, very dense with a
characteristic pleasant aroma. Light to golden in colour, and slow to granulate,
it makes an excellent spread on bread and crumpets. It is also well suited to
chinese cooking and as a baste for lamb roasts and poultry.
Kamarooka
-From the Central Victorian Kamarooka mallee,
Yellow Box honey-lovers will enjoy this as an alternative, a delicious honey!
Grey Box -
Gold to amber in colour and firm in
texture, this bush honey has vanilla and sweet spicy notes on the nose, with
buttery hints following through to rich, mellow tones in the mouth. It
makes an excellent spread on bread and perfect for hot buttered toast or
crumpets. It is also well suited to chinese cooking.
Iron Bark -Iron Bark Eucalyptus crebra
trees flower throughout the year and these species are widely spread through
eastern Australia. A premium honey with characteristic delicate aroma, good
density and light colour with a gentle sweetness. It is an excellent flavour
enhancer in the baking of cakes and biscuits as well as a sweetener in tea and
coffee. A honey connoisseur's favourite.
Red Gum - The Red Gum honey produced
in the Milawa Gourmet Region, from along the Ovens and King
Rivers. Red Gum is a popular honey suitable for rich golden coloured honey
with a bold flavour, easily recognisable aroma and excellent density makes Red
gum a favourite of many honey consumers.
It is suited for use in teas, honey milkshakes, marinades, creamed honey or your
favourite recipes like baking bread or Italian Honey Biscuits.
Mallee -"The Mallee region may
be hard country, but it produces fine honey with good density. This smooth
Christmas Mallee is sure to be a favourite at breakfast time especially when
spread over Hot Cross Buns. Also good for making honey biscuits."
Jellybush -
Jellybush honey is one of the Phytoactive honeys
from the Leptospernum family, only found in Australia and
New Zealand, cold extracted and processed specially to retain the beneficial
enzymes and phytoactive properties. It is widely distributed within Eastern
Australia, but like Manuka, it's New Zealand relative, it's activity level
varies depending on its location. The pristine coastal forests of Northern New
South Wales in Australia produce an Active 16+ Jellybush Honey.
Long Leaf -
Mudgegonga -
"Blue Gum/Apple Box honey from
the forests of the Mudgegonga Valley, more richly flavoured than Red
Gum and will be excellent spread thickly on
scones, pancakes, muffins & toast. It's even better on porridge & baked into
ANZAC biscuits & honey oatcakes."
Murray Valley -"Extracted
from hives working Blakely's Red Gum (commonly called Hill Gum by
beekeepers) and Yellow Box trees situated in the Hume Murray Food Bowl. A
little sweeter than River Red Gum."
Stringy bark
-Strong flavoured, medium amber honey from the
Great Dividing Range.
Orange Blossom
-(325g only) Something special for that late
breakfast. Spread onto croissants or stir into your favourite black tea. A
lighter variety that make a wonderful sweetener for cereal, tea, fruit salads
and salad dressings.
Salvation Jane -Light,
golden and delicate. From New South Wales and South Australia.
Ti-tree
- A very strong flavour used mainly in manufacturing. From the north and
south.
White clover -A
mild, extra white honey that candies smoothly.
Other Specialty Honeys available:
Manuka Honey
- Sweet Meadow New Zealand Manuka Honey 500g
-for those that enjoy the strong, distinct flavour of Manuka honey for everyday
use. For the active UMF honey for medicinal application and health benefit, see
below. For
more information
on Manuka Honey...
Comvita Manuka Honey
- sourced from New Zealand's remote, pollution free native forests and is world
renowned for its unique flavour. Comvita Manuka Honeys for both the table and
the first aid cabinet are tested for the unique antibacterial properties which
makes New Zealand Manuka honey famous.
Available in 10+ 375g and Active Manuka(5+)250g,500g,Manuka
blend 500g. Also available Manuka wound care 18+ 25g, 60g and Apinate wound
dressings 3 pack.
Honey New Zealand
Manuka Honey
- Available in
UMF(unique manuka factor)25+250g, 20+ in 250g or 500g,10+
in 250g,500g or 1kg
Sweet Meadow White Clover Honey
Tasmanian Leatherwood
R.Stevens Mole Creek,Tasmania. Available in 500g,
1 kg Leatherwood honey has a strong flavour and particularly distinctive aroma.
It is unique to Tasmania and has established a worldwide reputation as a
distinct honey type.
The leatherwood flow is from early January to April. Leatherwood grows in
rainforests in the southern and western areas of the State of Tasmania largely
within regions managed and controlled by State Government authorities as either
production forests or the World Heritage Area.
*some of the delicious descriptions and suggestions from Rod & Jenny Whitehead, Walkabout
Apiaries
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