Antimicrobial Honey

Margaret River region boasts diversity – from the coastal heathland, which face the western evening sunsets to Karri forests, which have majestic clean cream trunks and a towering canopy 75m up.

Inland the native, wild Jarrah and Marri forests, boast an array of plant and animal species.

Foragers honey has a small apiary, based on the edge of the native forest.

Medicinal importance of honey has been documented in the world's oldest medical literatures, and since the ancient times, it has been known to possess antimicrobial property as well as wound-healing activity. The healing property of honey is due to the fact that it offers antibacterial activity, maintains a moist wound condition, and its high viscosity helps to provide a protective barrier to prevent infection.

The antimicrobial activity in most honeys is due to the enzymatic production of hydrogen peroxide. However, another kind of honey, called non-peroxide honey (viz., manuka honey), displays significant antibacterial effects even when the hydrogen peroxide activity is blocked. Its mechanism may be related to the low pH level of honey and its high sugar content (high osmolarity) that is enough to hinder the growth of microbes. .

The use of traditional medicine to treat infection has been practiced since the origin of mankind, and honey produced by Apis mellifera (A. mellifera)bees is one of the oldest traditional medicines considered to be important in the treatment of several human ailments.

The bees are capturing a moment of time, a season, a place and the properties of the flora. Several of the species have natural wellness benefits and healing properties.