We are committed to growing an economically viable and sustainable Australian apiculture industry through ethical sourcing and by supporting sustainable beekeeping practices. We believe that for the best quality product, high quality inputs are required.
Ethical sourcing includes a commitment to supporting working conditions through the global supply chain, as well as contributing to a sustainable industry and environment. We are proud to be involved in a range of projects that are designed to promote the long-term protection and sustainability of Australia’s honeybee colonies, and the protection and regeneration of key honey producing flora, both of which in turn contribute to the production of sustainable, clean, and premium quality honey. We partner with industry bodies, government, research bodies and universities.
With enzymes, prebiotics, trace amounts of vitamins and minerals, and minimal processing, Australian honey provides a deliciously healthy alternative to sugar and other sweeteners and spreads for consumers.
Several factors can influence not only the flavour of honey, but also the composition of the sugars naturally found in honey, and other inherent health properties. While the type of flower the nectar is derived from influences flavour, it can also influence the ratio of different sugar, leading to differences in glycemic index.
The flower type, as well as the health of the bees can have even more impact on unique health properties, antioxidant activity, anti-microbial, anti-bacterial and even anti-inflammatory activity.
At Hive and Wellness, we believe in driving industry growth through research and development to bring consumers a better understanding about the healthy choice that honey can be.
The Hive and Wellness Australia Food Safety Quality Management System is certified to the BRCGS and HACCP standards for all its operations in Australia which is recognised under the Global Food Safety Initiative.
The British Retail Consortium are a globally recognized third party certification scheme that help provide assurance to customers that our products are safe, legal and of high quality across the supply chain.
ACO is accredited to certify organic operations in Australia, Europe, Japan, USA, Switzerland and the UK, and has official recognition by Quebec Qua. Recognition by ACO ensures that our organic product and systems have the highest possible integrity.
Our Sci-Test laboratory is the only one of its kind in the Southern hemisphere, ensuring accuracy and best practice compliance for our analytical methods in testing honey for microbial and chemical residues.
Sci-Test allows Hive and Wellness to provide unparalleled quality assurances to our customers and to demonstrate that our honey is just as nature intended.
Every batch of honey blended on our sites is sent away for C3 and C4 adulteration testing. To the best of our knowledge, we are the only company in the industry that does this, ensuring the superior quality of our products.
We will always source from ethical suppliers, across all components of our products and packaging. We are certified through Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, which is dedicated to improving working conditions throughout global supply chains. There are four pillars of Labour, Health and Safety, Environment and Business Ethics that we are audited against through regular audits.
We partner with the CRC (co-operative Research Centre) for Honeybees. The CRC for Honeybees is part of the Cooperative Research Centres Program supported by Agrifutures Australia. This is an industry led and outcome focused collaborative research partnership between industry, researchers, and the community. Research we support ranges from solutions to pests and diseases, improvements in pollination programs, better utilisation of genetics in breeding bees, and health benefits of honey and hive products.
Supporting research into the nutrition and health properties of honey. We currently support projects on antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activity of Australian honey. We are also actively looking into the health benefits of hive products including Royal Jelly and Propolis. These are products that bees produce that have unique properties and have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
We are committed to delivering ‘better for you’ products, that drive the usage of honey for better health and nutrition outcomes. We conduct research to uncover the unique properties of specific types of honey, allowing us to create cutting-edge product offerings.
Our Beekeepers
Beekeeping isn’t just a vocation, it’s often a family tradition. Many of our beekeepers have passed their craft down to their children and grandchildren, who continue to supply their honey to us today.