Honey bees produce Manuka honey by pollinating the leptospermum scoparium bush (tea tree) native to Australia and New Zealand. The bushes grow uncultivated and the honey must pass rigorous tests ...

New Zealand produces manuka medicinal honey from the plant Leptospermum scoparium, one of 84 Leptospermum species that are native to Australia. ... Not all Leptospermum trees and shrubs are equal.

Highly sought after for its anti-bacterial properties, manuka honey is made from the pollen of the New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium.

It’s produced by bees that pollinate the flower Leptospermum scoparium (L.scoparium), commonly known as the Manuka bush. Manuka honey’s antibacterial properties are what set it apart from ...

"Mānuka honey is produced by honeybees foraging on the mānuka tree—Leptospermum scoparium—and contains high concentrations of methylglyoxal, a compound with remarkable antimicrobial ...

A Leptospermum scoparium tree, which produces the nectar needed for manuka honey, in Somersby, NSW. Picture: Gregory Plesse/AFP. Bees on a honeycomb at an apiary in Somersby.

It comes from the nectar of the flower of Leptospermum scoparium — also known as Manuka, which is only native to New Zealand. Mānuka, in fact, is a Maori word. "T he plant itself is very rare.

Some scientists believe that Leptospermum scoparium likely originated in Australia and travelled to New Zealand before the last ice age, probably with the assistance of birds. Today, over 80 ...