Indigenous Australians have prized native stingless bee honey for food and medicine for tens of thousands of years. Now, consumers can buy it legally at the steep price of $500/kg.

Honey produced by some species of Australian stingless bees possesses impressive bacteria- and fungi-killing properties, ...

Honey from stingless bees contains large amounts of a unique sugar that’s not a major component of any other food, according to researchers. It has a range of health benefits, from preventing ...

Stingless bees gather near the entrance to their hive on June 22, 2024. Their hive is nestled in a tiny hole in a tree near Palo Alto’s Rinconada Community Garden. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.

For Dr Fernandes, she and her colleagues tested honey produced from three species of Australian stingless bees, being Tetragonula carbonaria, Tetragonula hockingsi and Austroplebeia australis.

According to Dr. Vásquez Espinoza, stingless-bee honey grew in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic among Indigenous residents in Peru. It became a favored ingredient in alternative treatments ...

Stingless bee honey is sold as a health product to treat things like sore throats. All honeys contain hydrogen peroxide, which is antimicrobial. Stingless bees visit a variety of plants, many in ...

Sugarbag honey comes from native Australian bees, and is a popular form of bush tucker. For Dr Fernandes, she and her colleagues tested honey produced from three species of Australian stingless ...