November 27, 2025

Organic Honey from Kangaroo Island | Pure Ligurian Bee Honey & Sustainable Beekeeping

The Kangaroo Island Ligurian Bee Co: Family-owned and operated in the heart of Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Founded in 2001 by Peter Davis, the business was founded as one of Australia’s first licensed organic honey operators. Organic honey Australia, Australian organic honey producer. Peter´s lifelong love of beekeeping extended further than simply producing honey—not only did he teach the local community and visitors about its heritage with Ligurian bees, but also sustainable methods to produce the island´s rare honey varieties. Ligurian bees Kangaroo Island, Sustainable beekeeping.

Formerly Island Beehive, the Kingscote operation produces 90 tonnes of premium quality honey annually. Honey factory Kingscote. With stunning hives moved over Kangaroo Island to follow the seasonal bloom of flora, more than 800 in total, they produce a purity of flavour and are able to be sustainably harvested. Pure honey Kangaroo Island, Premium raw honey.

Peter’s son, Brenton , and his wife, Verity, bought the business in 2020, wanting to share Kangaroo Island’s unique honey and the incredible journey of the Ligurian bee with customers around Australia and internationally. Ligurian bee honey, Beekeeping tours Kangaroo Island.

Kangaroo Island is known as the oldest bee sanctuary in the world. Bee sanctuary Australia. The Ligurian bees were imported from Italy in 1884 and were protected in 1885. The Kangaroo Island Ligurian bee is now the purest strain of Ligurian bee left in the world, due to its isolation on an island 13 kilometres from mainland Australia, where it has been protected from disease and gene mixing with other bees. Pure Ligurian bee genetics. The high standards and strict regulations of the island’s natural biodiversity have made Manuka honey famous for its purity, flavour, and origin as a purely natural product.

Quality and safety are paramount at The Kangaroo Island Ligurian Bee Co. The business boasts being Certified Organic for over 20 years and undergoes rigorous auditing on an annual basis. It is underpinned by a number of industry accreditations, such as B-QUAL, HACCP, Dairy Safe, and NASAA, that illustrate its high quality, sustainability, and trusted food safety practices. HACCP certified honey, NASAA certified organic. The certification gives customers confidence that all our products – from raw honey to honey ice cream – are produced with great care and integrity.