About Us

Tyagarah Apiaries, a beekeeping and honey producing business specialising in the harvesting and supply of Active Jelly Bush and New Zealand Manuka Honey.

Active Jellybush Honey and New Zealand Active Manuka Honey belongs to the Leptospermum group of plants of which there are 85 known species world wide, with 83 of these species found growing in Australia.

Commonly referred to as Jellybush or Tea tree, the genus Leptospermum is widely distributed in Australia and occupys a variety of habitats from coastal dunes to high mountain areas.

The Active Jellybush Honey we collect comes from Leptospermum trees found growing in the pristine sub tropical coastal forests surrounding Byron Bay on the East Coast of Australia. It has a wide distribution, but like the  Manuka found in  New Zealand, the activity and strength varies with the locality in which it is found. The strongest and most potent activity of Jellybush Honey is found in North Eastern NSW.

We specialize in harvesting different types of Jellybush Honey all of which are tested at certified laboratories to guarantee that the active properties are present before packaging.

Leptospermum or Jellybush plants are known to produce a unique type of honey that not only has hydrogen peroxide releasing enzymes but also a special phytochemical property called the Unique Leptospermum Factor – ULF not found in other honeys.

The common name ‘tea tree’ is also given to another Australian group of trees from the Melaleuca genus. It is from Melaleuca plants that the well known tea tree oil is produced. This group of trees, the Melaleucas, have no relation to the Jellybush or Leptospermum group of plants which produce the Active Jellybush Honey.