{"product_id":"1kg-raw-australian-honey","title":"1kg Raw Australian Honey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRAW AUSTRALIAN HONEY - 1KG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKEEPING IT RAW AND REAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout This Honey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe honey in this jar comes from the Murrumbidgee River area of NSW — a blend of red gum and yellow box eucalypt flowers, harvested from one of Australia's most distinctive native floral landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEucalypt honeys like this one are naturally higher in fructose and lower in glucose than most other honey varieties. That composition means this honey crystallises very slowly — often taking two or more years, or sometimes not at all. If your jar remains liquid for longer than you'd expect, that's not a sign of processing. It's the natural character of the eucalypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis honey is miticide and antibiotic free. Nothing has been added to the hive or the honey at any point in its production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Honey Exists — And Why It Matters Right Now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe beekeeper who produced this honey recently lost all of his hives to Varroa mite collapse. He is not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOur own family apiary in Sydney — tended by Aco, Lidija and Biljana across three generations — lost all twenty hives to Varroa burden in 2025. Three generations of beekeeping knowledge. Twenty hives. One season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVarroa destructor arrived in NSW in 2022 and has since spread through the state's honeybee population faster than eradication efforts could contain it. Australia — the last major Varroa-free beekeeping nation in the world — has permanently lost that status. What follows now is the long, difficult work of rebuilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe are rebuilding this spring with new nucleus colonies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAll profit from Humble Raw Honey goes directly to rebuilding our Sydney apiary — new colonies, new equipment, the ongoing cost of Varroa management that Australian beekeepers now carry permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRebuilding matters beyond our own apiary. Managed honeybee populations in Australia support agricultural pollination across hundreds of crops. Every hive rebuilt anywhere is a contribution to the resilience of a system that the Australian food supply depends on. The beekeepers who choose to stay in the practice after Varroa are the ones who determine what Australian beekeeping — and Australian agriculture — looks like in ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe intend to be among them. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSourced from Australian apiaries. Hand-harvested, raw and unfiltered.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralian made, owned, sourced and loved.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAllergens: Contains pollen and propolis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Humble The Urban Hive","offers":[{"title":"1 Jar","offer_id":52806326583609,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Jars","offer_id":52806326616377,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Jars","offer_id":52806326649145,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/3012\/3321\/files\/Generated_with_Kive.ai_-_give_me_a_luxury_editorial_lifestyle_shopify_product_photoshoot_for_show_someone_stirring_honey_into_their_morning_coffee.png?v=1777469157","url":"https:\/\/humbletheurbanhive.com.au\/products\/1kg-raw-australian-honey","provider":"Humble The Urban Hive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}