Kangaroo Island Ligurian Bees
Indulge your sweet tooth
Kangaroo Island is home to unique, Ligurian bees, which produce some of the finest honey in Australia. The honey comes in a range of flavours, from sugar gum to eucalypt, bottlebrush and native fuschia.
The South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers imported Ligurian bees from Italy in 1884. They sent the bees to farmers on Kangaroo Island, who began harvesting the honey. The island is now a Ligurian bee sanctuary.
Honey farms
Island Beehive at Kingscote is one of Australia’s largest organic honey producers. Go on a factory tour and view bees in a glass hive. Try their award-winning honey and delicious honeycomb ice cream. Shop for local art or relax in the café.
Take some home
Clifford’s Honey Farm is open for tours. See bees at work in the hive. Learn about honey production. Sample several flavours of Ligurian honey and try Jenny’s famous honey ice cream. The farm’s shop has a collection of products made with honey and beeswax, from food to art, craft and cosmetics.
With so many flavours to choose from, don’t leave Kangaroo Island without a pot of honey.
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