Our Story
Our bees forage in the natural pristine wilderness of King Island, located off the northwest tip of Tasmania in Bass Strait. Contrary to what its name might suggest, King Island is very small, measuring only 60km north-to-south and 20km east-to-west.
At King Island Pure, we have exclusive access to the last of the treasured native Manuka forests flourishing here. In fact, if you know where to look, you can see our beehives on Google Earth.
Provenance of product is critical in this day and age, and King Island Pure Manuka is one of the rare producers making some of the purest, organic, pesticide and herbicide-free Manuka honey on the market today.
Our ability to produce this pure monofloral Manuka honey is due to the lack of floral diversity on King Island. The Manuka tree is by far the dominant tree species on the island, which means the bees can only source nectar from the Manuka tree. There is no other significant nectar source for King Island bees.
Just Manuka flowers — meaning that King Island Pure Manuka honey is a genuinely rare monofloral honey with magical healing properties and exceptional taste.
Sustainable, ethical and traceable
King Island Pure Manuka honey is sourced from several apiary sites on King Island and extracted at our operational base on the west coast. We manage the entire supply chain, ensuring best practice in bee husbandry, which means we have some of the healthiest, happiest and calmest bees on earth.
Through a rigorous quality control process, we guarantee the provenance of our product. The pest and disease-free status of our hives means that we can guarantee there are no chemical residues in our honey.
Furthermore, while most commercial beekeepers have some form of disease to contend with, we operate in a uniquely and genuinely disease-free environment. We do not have to treat our hives with chemicals and, importantly, due to the non-existence of broad acre cropping on King Island, the risk of pesticide and herbicide contamination is zero!
Meet the Founder
King Island Pure founder and CBO (Chief Bee Operator), Rod Skellet is one of the world’s foremost experts on manuka honey.
Described by some as a ‘jackeroo who never quite got over it’, he is the brains - and brawn - behind one of Australia’s purest locally produced natural products, which is poised to have the global health and wellness world abuzz.
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