Tea Tree Honey

Leptospermum lanigerum / Leptospermum scoparium

The ancient symbol of medicine, the snake, winds his way through a small gorge of the upper Huon River and Manuka Creek, old rivers from the glacier’s time flowing through the World Heritage wilderness of South West Tasmania. This is where Miellerie finds the short, endemic trees of the Leptospermum, or Tea-Tree family. This is an extraordinary landscape where the elemental strength of spirit gives this honey its vitality. He has an amber colour with a distinct and pronounced taste, characteristic of his flavour with a remarkable thick texture of soft, fine crystals, rich in natural antibiotics.

Miellerie Honey is a subtle marriage of Tasmanian native flowers, French tradition and biodynamic practices. It has been a family business, owned and operated by Yves Ginat, apiarist/beekeeper since he was a 14yr old boy, growing up in France. ‘Miellerie’ is French for ‘Honey House’, pronounced ‘meer-leh-ree’. They specialize in producing organic, unheated native flower honey varieties of the highest quality, maintaining the unique and natural flavours and medicinal qualities of the flowers.