The Big Honey Bee
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Unknown
Year Built
Address
Huonville, TAS 7109
The Lowdown
The Big Honey Bee buzzes in Huonville, the heart of Tasmania's Huon Valley, celebrating the bees that pollinate the region's famous orchards and produce some of Australia's finest honey. Tasmania's isolation has kept its bees free from many diseases that plague mainland populations, making Tasmanian honey particularly pure and prized. The Huon Valley's leatherwood forests produce a unique honey found nowhere else on Earth - a pale, distinctively flavoured variety that has become a premium export. The Big Honey Bee pays tribute to these essential pollinators and the beekeepers who tend them.
Did you know?
"Tasmania's bees are free from varroa mite"
History
The Huon Valley has been producing honey since the early days of European settlement, when beekeepers discovered that Tasmania's unique flora produced distinctive honeys. Leatherwood honey, harvested from the ancient rainforests of southwest Tasmania, is found nowhere else in the world and commands premium prices internationally. Tasmania's strict quarantine has kept its bee population free from varroa mite and other devastating diseases, making its honey industry particularly valuable. The Big Honey Bee celebrates this precious industry and its hardworking pollinators.
More Fun Facts
- •Tasmanian leatherwood honey is unique to Tasmania
- •Tasmania's bees are free from varroa mite
- •A bee visits 50-100 flowers during one collection trip
- •Huon Valley apples depend on bee pollination
- •Leatherwood trees can live for over 300 years
Visiting Tips
- 💡Buy leatherwood honey from local shops - a true Tasmanian specialty
- 💡The Huon Valley has excellent cideries and farm gates
- 💡Explore the Tahune Airwalk in the nearby forest
- 💡The Huon Trail runs through picturesque countryside
Opening Hours
Outdoor sculpture accessible at all times.
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