Why Mānuka Honey Is So Expensive | So Expensive

Mānuka honey known for being is earthier, richer, and more viscous than many other honeys. It comes from the nectar of the flower of Leptospermum scoparium - also known as Manuka, which is only native to New Zealand. Mānuka, in fact, is a Maori word.
"The plant itself is very rare. It's difficult to harvest because the flower is only open for 12 days, and sometimes we have to use helicopters to collect this honey." John Rawcliffe from the Mānuka Factor Honey Association told Business Insider.
Although mānuka bushes can also be found in Australia, New Zealand accounts for almost all the world's production, with exports worth 300 million NZ dollars ($204m) and expected to rise to 1.2 billion NZ ($800m) by 2028.
Watch the video to find out what's so special about it and why it costs so much.
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Why Mānuka Honey Is So Expensive | So Expensive

[@grahambunton377]

ALL honey has anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties. Manuka honey is just the Gucci or Rolex of the honey business.

[@liajohnson685]

very very well said 👏🏼

[@suzesiviter6083]

Thats because its also slightly toxic, thats why they say you should never eat too much honey.

[@COO415]

@Graham. It's just pure bullshit.

[@margaritam.9118]

I just came here from a Gucci video lol

[@the_unfiltered_truth7181]

Spot On

[@aaronfelix1252]

They are charging for the bee's travel expenses?

[@techguy3424]

It costs bees a lot to run their beesiness and their product causes a real buzz.

[@eshaanrawal1167]

@@techguy3424 damn that's good

[@patfonta8818]

well then i'll just call for a local one

[@Jamie-ds1gf]

The bees are probably on minimum wage so they'll need travel expenses lol 😉😂

[@HealthyyHottiee]

Lol 😄😂

[@emeyers5984]

I use honey only from local hives because the health benefits are better, and it helps the smaller beekeepers. However, I have seen Manuka honey destroy MRSA and save a boys foot and leg from amputation (about 15 years ago). I don’t know if any other honey would have but the Manuka definitely did.

[@aleshinteregger8554]

bullshit😂

[@muhammad_izzat_88]

Whats MRSA?

[@kz03jd]

Just look up Medihoney

[@Pan472]

Well, I can tell you the following: I've never bought Manuka honey, but its texture really reminds me of the unprocessed honey that we make in the region of Foloi in Ilia, Greece, close to ancient Olympia. Although, it is different: it is made from oak and the arbutus unedo, a tree with a fruit similar to strawberries. But when unprocessed, it has a very fluid texture, with its taste being somewhat bitter, and then sweet, but with an extreme note all way through. Which indicates it has a lot of antioxidant properties. I would recommend that.

[@Chemmmi]

Thats because NZ Manuka has to be whipped according to NZ government regulations. Australia also produces Manuka Honey (The Manuka Tree is actually Australian) but they do not whip it. Look for a Manuka Honey company that uses a cold extraction method :)

[@hristoskase6606]

I want to try that honey from your region. Can you give me some info about it please? I'm also from Greece.

[@OrIoN1989]

Remember local honey is the best. It might help your local bee keeper, the environment and pollution levels, but might also give health benefits like reduced allergic reactions against local pollens.

[@susanosborne7713]

Most American honey suck so bad. So yes i am paying more for the stuff of my homeland.

[@CryotoWolf]

@@susanosborne7713 ive heard most of american honey is fake?

[@yetlin8386]

Kevzy Dev yup, most of them don’t even contain 50% of the real thing.

[@iamthechair6328]

Yes, a lot of them have syrup in them and aren’t natural, the more expensive stuff is usually real

[@zimbal2845]

@@iamthechair6328 here in NZ its Really easy to find good honey that doesn't cost too much, and local bee keepers will sell it quite cheap

[@palmms8526]

I thought they were gonna be like: *Each day every bee gets massaged*

[@user-fm4dd6sx3i]

Lol

[@jfj876]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lidyayang7089]

Hahhahahhahhahaha

[@lightening1296]

and listen to the classic music…

[@mutintachilala6596]

😂🤣🤣🤣

[@spasticmunky]

The Manuka tree (Leptospermum scoparium) is actually also native to Australia. It is part of the Myrtaceae family which is mostly endemic in Australia, with a few species found in New Zealand and South East Asia.

[@tilapiadave3234]

Typical New Zealand STEALING from Australia

[@chizzieshark]

@@tilapiadave3234 It's not stealing. The tree just happens to grow in both places. Calm down.

[@slamyourheadin9449]

@@tilapiadave3234 typical Aussie lying out his teeth.

[@tilapiadave3234]

@@slamyourheadin9449 NZ is just a part of the colony of NSW

[@tilapiadave3234]

@@chizzieshark STOLEN,,, LMAO

[@idiotic1021]

The best honey I’ve ever had was when I was on vacation in Turkey. It was local to the village. The waiter gave us a jar from free. It was heavenly delicious.

[@jamesmayle3787]

Jesus Christ is Lord. It is all True. Please take your salvation seriously. Read the Bible and do what it says. It is more important than you know

[@anarchistmaverick9507]

@@jamesmayle3787 🤡

[@ebruyldz4680]

Turkey has “Anzer Balı” which needs to be highlighted like Manuka. I’d admit that it’s very expensive like Manuka but very high quality. Apart from that, there are many other organic honeys in Turkey and they’re all “must-try”..

[@tristanah-sui1755]

Spent all my life in New Zealand and never knew my broke ass was eating boujee honey.

[@moistnutella9560]

SAME LMAO I FEEL SO FANCY RN

[@ayupflo]

ikr lmao

[@kairone8623]

😂💀

[@cherryhennessy]

😂 😂 😂

[@RyLo18D]

You didn’t eat boujee honey even if you live in New Zealand unless you purchased an expensive option. Most honey you’ll eat is honey made by feeding bees sugar water or collected from small farmers who will dilute their honey in order to sell more towards a commercial retailer. I recommend you purchase a cheaper alternative from a local farmers market as it’s likely to also contain Manuka if you wish to eat Manuka honey. The taste isn’t really that great though and there are plenty of other varieties that taste better. The part at the end where they got regular people to try boujee honey was quite dumb since the content of various nutrients and sugar in non-commercial honey is significantly higher as they’re not diluted hence better taste (literally more sugar).

[@devenkadne]

Why Manuka honey so expensive? "Because it is from New Zealand." Yeah, that's a good reason.

[@ReverieCat]

Deven Kadne *finally my own kind*

[@savageinshape]

That seems to be the only reason

[@johanconradie2120]

please read my comment. thank you.

[@exicutioner161]

It’s only expensive because... *it exists*

[@robynandrews4384]

@@feifeifeiht Its such a big thing, Australians are now claiming the word 'Manuka' is an old Aboriginal word and are trying to use it in their honey. The UK courts gave NZ sole rights to the name, but Australias appealing it.

[@XxBloggs]

The New Zealanders want to call it unique but Manuka is another name for Tea tree which is abundant in southern Australia. And there are plenty of honey producers in Australia.

[@charlesvon155]

It tastes very similar but different it can be a bit less harsh, more smooth, creamy than regular honey, the texture is one of the main differences I'd say. I still love regular honey and honestly I think they both have their own places to be used for example I use manuka honey to mix with peanut butter, and other foods I also eat it raw sometimes, but I use regular honey to sweeten drinks & things like that. I'd definitely say if you haven't you should try manuka honey . Although where i live if a regular sized like maybe 16-20 oz container of honey costs $10.00-$15.00 manuka costs $29.99-$35.00 on average so yeah its not cheap!

[@nkaspirin]

Their honey might be good, but the marketing is definitely better

[@vaarelsauce]

that's modern business marketing for ya

[@guspringle]

Exactly right, pure marketing and good branding. Nothing different or special whatsoever.

[@MrLoobu]

You mean the manuketing

[@rrc5982]

@@vaarelsauce uh this honey is literally a life changer for those with autoimmune diseases

[@JuanPerez-sv4wf]

Ryan Rubidoux-Cosman do have any unbiased studies

[@DanielIles]

This is just for that weird pantry flex.

[@equinoxgamer6900]

lmao this seriously made me laugh xD

[@tedlovejesus]

Manuka honey is actually the KING of honey, the medicinal properties are superb.... well if you care about honey

[@Brandon-jw5cv]

Totally agree

[@1983khd]

Very true

[@blackbelt2000]

at first I read "weird PANTY flex" and was like hmmmm

[@zoewang925]

I grew up in New Zealand, and until I was 12, I didn't even know what Manuka trees and flowers looked like. Which was pretty stupid cause our primary school had a couple growing near the backfield. I also remember my grandmother buying some to help her with her health problems.

[@helenperala3459]

I was investigating on line about one of the little trees I had planted a few years back in my HOA garden and it was a Manuka Myrtle with pink flowers. I have decided off my own back to become more interested in growing and using herbs NOT pharma as I have had a horrid time with pills. SOOO....yesterday I was looking into this tree of mine then today when I went shopping I stopped to look for the usual honey I buy to put in tea and hey presto, there was a pot of Manuka Honey staring at me from the shelf. I gulped when I saw the price of over $30 but I knew my health was more important than eating crap! Excuse my 'French' as they say. Anyway it was a sign to me I was on the right path with using my own garden for medicinal purposes. So I enjoyed this little clip, thank you! ;)

[@RoniForeva]

And here I thought $5.99 honey was too expensive

[@ramy131]

Roni it is I don’t know we’re u be getting honey from

[@GreySchezwan]

@pokerboss108 u mean "Artificial Honey"

[@campkira]

used to eat it when sick.... eat or drink it with lime.

[@norgeee]

100$ / 100g is what you should pay. Those bees invest a damn huge amount of work for that sweet sin

[@RoniForeva]

DroidTech get you an African friend my mum brings them to me from Our village of free and it doesn’t cost her more than $5

[@nickgehr6916]

Can't wait to put *_Supreme_* on it

[@barbarafan8879]

lmao

[@samuobanji2784]

Zenn Lozanno on demand limited edition 😂

[@emambasheer8161]

and it will cost 2000 dollar

[@emambasheer8161]

also GUCCI,Louis vuitton

[@clarencesiason8349]

GUCCI X LV X SUPREME honey

[@QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

The best honey I've had so far in my life was Greek thyme honey. I love it. I also had a decent American raw honey from the New York area. Was so tasty. There are lots of amazing, healthy honeys. I don't buy Manuka because it's too pricey for me, and I like to consume 2-3 tablespoons of honey per day.

[@ladyjane9980]

I use manuka honey on the incision from my recent shoulder replacement. There are a few spots along the suture line that refuse to heal. The honey is amazing and is working so fast.

[@Linear500]

I'm actually a full time "professional" beekeeper, I've tasted and tried honey from all over the world too due to my work. The truth is that all RAW and UNPROCESSED honey is actually naturally anti bacterial and anti inflammatory, some more than others yes, but manuka honey does NOT top the chart in that regard. In my experience (and science backs this up), heather honey is superior to manuka in medicinal properties and costs a fraction of the price. Taste however is a matter of opinion. Don't get me wrong, manuka honey is great for you and super tasty but the truth is that manuka honey is very well marketed, and is not the superfood people think it is. If you pay 100$ for a jar of this, then you're a victim of marketing.

[@cityofcresendo121]

Thanks for your comment! I bought Manuka Hkney the other day as someone recommended it to me (I didn't pay the full price as ot was on sale) but I'll definitely be looking for raw and unprocessed local honey though

[@misseselise3864]

you don’t need a ton of it when using it for medicinal reasons. i put it on a leg wound that didn’t want to heal. i had to reapply it four times a day & used it for three weeks and a 1oz container was more than enough. and the container was only $7. but you look kinda stupid saying you’re a beekeeper but then start talking about healthcare stuff.

[@Linear500]

@@misseselise3864 okay stranger on the internet. How do I look stupid? There’s no need to be rude. This is literally my field of work and has been for around 25 years. Medicine and honey go hand in hand, it’s not just a sweet tasty thing found in a jar. I wasn’t talking down Manuka honey, I literally said it was great, I was simply pointing out that the world is large and there are far better honeys out there. I barely spoke about “health stuff”, although I’m qualified to do just that if I wanted to. If you got your Manuka honey cheap then that’s fantastic, good for you I guess.

[@tooboukou8ball702]

@@Linear500 sources would go a long way if you dont want to be called a fool on the internet.

[@Linear500]

@@___meph___4547 haha seems that way! I didn’t expect people to be so rude over honey. I guess it is the internet after all.

[@solidkingcobra]

"I have a cheaper and faster way of testing for honey." - Winneth D. Pooh Phd.

[@anishrayaprolu511]

Underrated comment

[@rohanplantboyjames6812]

The Chinese president will love that.

[@trowabarton7166]

Corny

[@hiimryan2388]

Magnus McCloud why does everyone think our products are bad, I mean for centuries china have been known for expensive and great quality items...

[@ZOCCOK]

Quality Tested from China

[@minniesimmonsmoody4761]

It's like Tupelo honey , made from the Tupelo tree that only grows along the river in Wewahitchka Florida. The taste is lighter and sweeter. Great for arthritis and other ailments. It's not cheap but it's affordable ☺

[@mr.bloodvessel260]

And Van Morrison wrote a song about it!

[@the1tigglet]

Manuka honey is great for diabetics because of it's health properties and slightly lower sugar levels. Even though honey does spike blood sugar, tests have shown that eating honey as a diabetic helps us deal with disease particularly in the defense of disease. Since we're prone to have serious problems with disease such as picking up respiratory and colds/flus we need all the help we can get and honey is one of the ways that helps us.

[@RonJohn63]

Why is it so expensive? In five words: It's rare and it's hyped.

[@johncitizen2785]

It aint hyped. This shit tastes good.

[@dgmetaxa]

Yeah. Ordinary honey tastes like shit.

[@finefreshbread3243]

It's is It is which is 2 so it's actually 7 words. The 5 words you're looking for are: Rare Trendy Flexible Gucci Honey

[@Rufus066]

Manuka ain't rare we use it for firewood lol all this testing and buzz words is used to charge so much haha

[@rubi-roe230]

It's more antimicrobial. It works. Trust me

[@xafurus]

Me: I should really go to bed it's pretty late... *WHY IS MĀNUKA HONEY SO EXPENSIVE?* Me: I don't NEED sleep I need *answers*

[@adeebhumayun3229]

4:22 am be like.

[@Zafackiin]

5:21 am

[@masterdementer]

7:11 be like

[@Gameboyreaper]

Same

[@lidyayang7089]

Me at 3 am

[@Kyle-Jade]

Stingless Bee honey is beautiful 🍯 if you get the opportunity, try it! I am a bee keeper in Australia and something I've found interesting is each different species of stingless bee's honey have a very unique taste between them. Some build their nests using only wax which makes it taste very sweet, others such as Tetragonula Carbonaria - use tree resins. Because they build their honey pots using resins it gives it a very interesting taste and also said to have antimicrobial qualities too, something to think of is that the resin they use itself is secreted as a defence mechanism from plants. Overseas there's a species that encorporates poo into the nest structure, though I can't imagine that'd be nice. Thanks for the vid!

[@ameemameme7509]

I wanna try Mānuka because it looks so good. The texture and consistency is similar to caramel.

[@iqasimkhan]

So if it’s expensive because Bee has to travel 6kms to collect it. How much the bee is paid??

[@ErinDavila76]

Death from the 👑

[@xx-bg2dj]

All bees travel the same range of distances

[@vic_cresss]

No it’s expensive because of what the bees eat, and the fact it is only made in New Zealand

[@iqasimkhan]

Victoria xo so bees have a NZ passport?

[@jjjjj2220]

More then a uber driver

[@Ericbryanmr]

I live in NZ and i can tell you that whilst Manuka is a good honey, Native Bush honey is much more fudgey and caramelly at less than half the price. Manuka is overrated in my opinion.

[@CherryFlower24]

I think a lot of people buy manuka honey for either when they are sick or catch cold or for use on the skin for skin problems like acne.

[@momothewitch]

@@CherryFlower24 Just get regular honey, ginger, and chamomile tea at 1/100th of the price and you probably fight off your cold better than meme honey.

[@CherryFlower24]

@@momothewitch I've tried both honey along with natural remedies and the manuka one (the real one) does faster and better the job imo.

[@momothewitch]

@@CherryFlower24 Ever tried conventional medicine?

[@CherryFlower24]

@@momothewitch I do too sometimes but not each time. I'd rather not overload my body with articifial chemical stuff since we are already a lot in contact with those on a daily basis

[@jjvigilante]

OMG it's delicious tastes like $100 a teaspoon 😂 I think this specific honey may have good characteristics but it is way overhyped marketed down the throat like many other things in the world.

[@floofy1]

the anti bacterial properties are real tho, proven thru lab tests, so...

[@abiranam9406]

Thank you for providing valuable information .

[@lanaeasexx7792]

80's: why is gold so expensive? 90's: why is dinos so expensive? 2009: why is a home so expensive? 2019: WHY IS EVERYTHING EXPENSIVE?

[@nicknoland9704]

The rise in minimum wage is the single most contributing factor in the skyrocketing cost of basic goods and services. Here in the US anyway.

[@mikebather6688]

Because we are polluting the earth to the max so we will suffer in 2025

[@tazboy1934]

Resouses

[@Haikalemyrse]

@@mikebather6688 explain this

[@alexwang982]

Dino’s?

[@leagueplays2100]

Why is this so expensive? "New Zealand."

[@davidarundel6187]

You require a large area in Manuka + time, for the UMF Manuka to rise to the surface of the extracted 'honey'. There's also limits, to where Manuka will grow & even then, there's variations in the amount & quality of the processed nectar. The honey, also takes on some of the propertys of the tree, which are, antimicrobial - viruse & bacteria & it's also antifungal. The limited flowering season doesn't help the costs - I checked my local supermarkets pricing for Manuka honey, today - the cheapest, has a lot of natural sugars in it & appears like creamed honey, was $6.00, the most expensive they had was over $40.00. Go to a speacilst honey shop and there will be high UMF Manuka honey, for between $20.00, & over $100.00, depending on the UMF number, which relates directly, to its medicinal benifits.

[@cripchip_007]

08/02/2021 - A Dannevirke business is reaping the benefits of its prized manuka honey which is flying off the shelves at Harrods for nearly $5000 a jar. "As far as we're aware it's the highest grade manuka honey that's ever been produced in the world," says True Honey Company founder and CEO Jim McMillan. The batch of honey is so rare that True Honey Company's sold all 200 jars exclusively to Harrods in London, fetching almost $5000 a pop....!!!

[@marcbee1234]

Canadian clover rules!

[@davidarundel6187]

@@marcbee1234 if Canadian clover honey rules, why is it that many Apiarists get their Queens from New Zealand ? - just like a lot of American Apiarists.. Clover honey, is clover honey, no matter where you grow / harvest it.

[@marcbee1234]

@@davidarundel6187 Where you get your queens has nothing to do with honey made by bees, volume yes but end product no. I worked 400 bee hives in Southern California for many years, I've tried Manuka it's good but not nearly as impressive as Canadian clover or California's sage, orange, alfalfa or blue curl which is the best of the best in it's pure form but extremely rare.

[@Darci3333]

I can attest to the actual healing properties of Manuka honey....used on a severe cat bite...the next day all the swelling was gone kept applying several times a day then using gauze over the area to keep from getting the stickiness everywhere. Left no scar, left no problems with any infection.

[@treasure_hound]

I bought an unopened jar at a garage sale for $2. It’s good but so much thicker than regular honey, it takes some getting used to.

[@Firefoxtony]

"Because the bees have to travel 6km to retrieve the honey..." Oh yeah that must really be hard for you to watch the bees do all that work. How can they charge for the bees traveling?!? Do they pay the bees gas money? Lol

[@growingwildfitness9670]

Lol

[@BobBrown.]

The poor guy is American give him a break.

[@Firefoxtony]

@@bricksburger5409 I actually don't im English but I translated for the Americans ironically lol.

[@Firefoxtony]

@@BobBrown. I actually don't im English but I translated for the Americans ironically lol

[@kingkarlito]

a little bit later he says "in New Zealand we have wind and we have rain and all the rest of it..." as if that is a special hardship that makes collecting honey more difficult in New Zealand than it is in the rest of the world. that guy is an idiot just stringing words together to sound like he is explaining something really complex, while actually saying nothing at all of actual substance.

[@alvinhtm2906]

1 minute watching this video and I got one word in my head. MARKETING

[@masterkamen371]

Especially the medical part. It’s so obvious that you can smell the bullshit from 500km away.

[@Alias_Anybody]

@@masterkamen371 EVERY real honey has anti-microbiotical properties, and the honey from every plant will taste, smell and look differently, so yeah, marketing.

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

@@Alias_Anybody everything with a really high sugar content will have anti-microbial properties. Even just saturated sugar water

[@coraliemarsom1829]

Well they ain't getting my attention not the way he said Māori that just pissed me off

[@carvin7CHANNEL]

It’s expensive because it has incredible healing factors the government doesn’t want you to know...blind fools.

[@sais4407]

I work as senior beekeeper here in New Zealand we chopper those hives from manuka site just to chase manuka honey.. Its cost the company 2850nzd per hour to bring those hives to get high grade manuka honey our average umf every year is 25umf 90tons of manuka honey for 3600 hives averaging 30 to 40 kg per hive..

[@mohammadAl_is_haq]

Do you add chemical to the honey

[@NoNORADon911]

@@mohammadAl_is_haq They add LSD 🤩

[@-kryon1c-]

@@NoNORADon911 😂

[@martianmartian4037]

Poor small tiny bee they put so much effort in collecting nectar and you people steal from them.

[@TrudyConway]

It's expensive but worth every penny. Even my doctors agree that it can be used for a variety of problems. I first got a cold sore years ago. The one thing that worked for a long time was Abreva. It's stupidly expensive & I've paid up to $17USD for a tiny tube. When I learned about Manuka (and also about Stingless Bee or Meliponini ) honey, I bought a $35 jar (just under 8oz) of the UMF 15 at a rare discount from a certified brand (Steens). I could stick a toothpick into the jar for a tiny dab and apply that amount of honey to my lip at the starting itch of a cold sore. No cold sore would develop. I've never bought anything else again other than Manuka or Meliponini and I have not had a cold sore develop for around 7 years now. Even at UMF 10 works and the smallest jar lasts for a long time. I also put the honey on any burns I get from cooking. I rinse with it if I feel a toothache coming on. It just works. There are articles in medical journals that detail the effectiveness of Manuka.

[@ilyasalios8392]

Me : I have to study KZbin : why Manuka honey is so expensive ? Me : good question

[@lilyrose-mo7iy]

Very intresting question

[@squidwardstinkypoop]

Stolennn

[@msamini123]

, 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wendysimien8498]

Answer: Marketing

[@HermitsBM]

Same tbh

[@andrewsanderson3577]

As a beekeeper, this is pure marketing with little to no facts involved. There is zero way to limit bees from harvesting everything flowering in the area.

[@Timboolin]

Are you serious ?

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

They test it for markers from the flower. But honestly I've just realized I been ripped off lol, I spent $100 on honey

[@Justthemow]

This is just dirty homey these bees are mixing their pollen stores and honey stores which is making this muddy honey.

[@MrSerene311]

I grew up and live in New Zealand and eaten this honey heaps. You can taste the difference in flavour and quality. so you saying its a marketing stunt just isn't true you obviously hadn't had it much or at all

[@MrSerene311]

But also in saying that I never paid for it ever. hahaha personally I wouldn't pay $100

[@chriskay3058]

After a very deep cut, and the failure of stitches, I was given Manuka honey to put in the wound, as devastating infection was a very real possibility. It came in a sheet about 6" x 6" and was like a fruit roll up. I'd snip a piece off and insert it directly into the wound then cover it up. My wound healed in about 3 weeks and no infection occurred. I'm just waiting to see how much the doctor is going to gouge me for it.

[@Daimaomao]

I used manuka honey many years and it does help with stomachache and period pain very effective in a short time, which no other honeys can do. My husband however prefer local honey and it helps with his allergies

[@HI-bw8fe]

Oh I use it for the same purpose. Plus, against the cold/flu, too. Especially the nasty coughing… it immediately helps me get rid of it. I take 2-3 tbs. daily.

[@jasepoag8930]

Waiter, bring me your FINEST bee vomit.

[@wonderbread5565]

LOL

[@xerilaun]

Looool

[@soysource3218]

I have tried it is so smooth.

[@maiibaoo]

Lol somehow i read the sentence with an english voice

[@nymizreel3145]

Bee shit and puke

[@josephadam3666]

I edited my comment so you'd never know why did it get so many likes 😉

[@adaharrisonn]

😂😂😂😂

[@salmanrasonable]

😂😂😂😂😂😂brings back so many memories

[@milanomaster]

New Zealand

[@cooliipie]

Xi Jin ping

[@Harshulnarang1]

Gladly 😂🥰

[@robert-brydson-1]

it is also native to eastern Australia,,,, Leptospermum scoparium, commonly called mānuka, manuka, manuka myrtle, New Zealand teatree, broom tea-tree, or just tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to south-east Australia and New Zealand

[@tonimahoni2607]

The worlds most expensive honey... Harvested through hard work and endless amount of effort... Only to end up in a plastic bottle.

[@bananaborealis9515]

New Zealand government should install an actual Manuka Honey bank, like how the Canadians made maple syrup bank.

[@sitrakamatthieu]

lol what ??? Really ? A Bank of maple syrup ??? :O

[@derpyvillager2606]

I’m Canadian and I’ve never heard of that maybe your right because there is lots of weird stuff nowadays lol

[@veegtec]

Yes there is in Canada. It is price controlled by the Federation

[@sitrakamatthieu]

@@veegtec that's crazy 😮 Also it s less cool than a bank made of mapple syrup. Also it would harm the consumer to have controlled price no? Meh whatever I don't even eat that much mapple syrup

[@veegtec]

@@sitrakamatthieu it is crazy and there are pros and cons to it apparently. Some say that this federation means that maple syrup harvesters have a steady stream of profit that they can live off. Here is a link to an episode made by Netflix. uproxx.com/tv/maple-syrup-heist-documentary-netflix-dirty-money/

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

"does it taste different to normal honey?" Dude all honey tastes different, it depends what flowers the bees have been too and what blending the company's do to get the taste profiles they want.

[@conradmission729]

It taste like a medicine. It has strong weird tast to me. You may like it idk .

[@btchllama]

I agree, almost tastes wrong to be eating.

[@bigtuberdong2189]

It’s creamy like really creamy and stretchy

[@blackflagqwerty]

Tastes quite good, we used to have it all the time when I was a kid. The price has skyrocketed since foreigners discovered it!

[@yveldisl4184]

My family works in the distribution and retail of Non-commercial Honey and we have quite a large collection of honey from various sources. Harvest season (Affects Flowers), and Location are the biggest factors towards taste. Manuka honey is definitely not on top in terms of taste as it has a bitter taste and some people think it tastes like medicine so it definitely doesn’t deserve all this attention. In terms of health properties there really isn’t any proven health benefits to Manuka and they indirectly admitted it in the video. I recommend you support your local beekeepers and purchase honey from them. You’d may even be surprised at how affordable it is considering the taste.

[@yesyousuck6087]

you always wonder it is really worth that much in the shops, because when Xmas sale is on, those £90 jars would be on sale for £40, still expensive though compared to other honey

[@melaroha8003]

we use to se Manuka trees years ago to sweep the dirt ground around our house, and it looked clean and healthy.

[@davidlucey1311]

The real reason anything is expensive; Someone will Pay for it

[@TrangNguyen-jt1cd]

people eventually would buy anything that has a price tag on it

[@TheUnvarnishedTruth-]

If you nail together a couple 2 x 4's in a way that has never been done before, somebody will buy it from you! LOL

[@lumberluc]

Like any "Delicacy", Top Dollar.

[@stansman5461]

That's how economics works, yes.

[@joea6296]

Ima sell my poo one day

[@hunterbartley7071]

The best honey I ever had was some local honey from a hive near a mint field. Delicious.

[@danghoangluong2942]

Would be better if the hive near a weed farm

[@LaughableSynonyms]

@@danghoangluong2942 Bruh y you on youtube sharing your ideas? Get to work boi.

[@mariatheresavonhabsburg]

@@LaughableSynonyms Well it would be an interesting honey.

[@PostMoveClarity]

@@danghoangluong2942 when you consume it you are suddenly able to talk to the bees

[@dankisdank365]

Minty sweet homey

[@modestoca25]

Some of the best honey I've had was locally grown here in California, plus they say local honey helps with allergies. I've bought Manuka before, it's not worth the extra cost.

[@UpVade]

american moment

[@donaldwainwright]

My wife was a volunteer in medical trials with Manukau honey wound dressings each dressing was £20 but it worked killed bacteria and speeds up healing

[@mdnght5152]

It's already gucci of honey industry. *Slap a SUPREME tag in it, it'll double the price.*

[@thuhienle1814]

MDNGHT or the Apple logo

[@Harikusa]

Every honey has antibacterial properties :|

[@unclevladimir3730]

Most honey you buy is sugary crap

[@Harikusa]

@@unclevladimir3730 Any honey is basically sugar with flavour and extra properties besides being sweet.

[@unclevladimir3730]

@@Harikusa Try it then tell me it's all the same, I swear

[@Truthbetold144]

Harikusa I think what the person meant is that most honeys are FAKE. some bee keepers feed them sugar water and what they reproduce is far from actual honey. Raw honey is best, look for crystallization

[@BjornDoherty]

Can every honey kill antibiotic resistant bacteria though? www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/113257021/mnuka-honey-kills-drug-resistant-bacteria-found-in-cystic-fibrosis

[@lewis19701]

I used to have that honey in my cabinet (for when I got a sore throat) And it tastes so good.

[@antimimoniakos]

Honey depends on variety of plants and trees. Greece has about 10.000 while Spain has 3.000. Weather is also big factor. In Greece the so called honey period lasts from June to October at mountain areas and more at seaside areas. The result (the quality of honey) also depends on how human treats bees. There is honey made by trees and flowers and other plants. The best is sousoura in Chalkidiki northern Greece. But it's not marketed abroad.

[@jamma246]

_Is Manuka honey really worth 100 times more than other honey?_ No. Glad to be of service.

[@kayvee256]

Me, a New Zealander, who wants a strong export market: Shh!

[@princet1492]

As I read this comment he said that same thing

[@echohulu782]

Thanks man the world need more people like you

[@patfonta8818]

manuka is for those rich people that smoke marijuanna

[@kevo300]

Gotta love the "benefits" over regular honey

[@flanigans1029]

I like how the fist girl thought it was the greatest thing she had ever had and the other people where like “yah it’s pretty much thick honey”

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

It’s also less sweet and has a very smooth and delicate texture. Can’t rlly describe it, rlly have to try it yourself to know :)

[@ducamvinh4462]

She fists people?

[@iamthefuss934]

@@ducamvinh4462 yes. Vigorously

[@ducamvinh4462]

@@iamthefuss934 sounds like wife material

[@flanigans1029]

@@ducamvinh4462 hey now🥵😏

[@Deviser1421]

I personally prefer the taste of tupelo honey, its honey made from the nectar of the tupelo gum tree in the florida keys, the flowers only bloom in monsoon season so its similar to the issues this honey has, the difference is its not marketed nearly as well, but tupelo honey has some unique properties, 1 it does not crystalize, or, its highly resistant to crystalizing, and 2 its the only honey i have ever had that has a butter like taste

[@UllaLara]

Incredible fantastic Effect on Wounds and Healing ❤️

[@abdullahayub8342]

Before Lab Test: $9 per hundred gram After Lab Test: $99 per hundred gram

[@koopasayer5999]

imagine direct price from the farmer $1-3

[@salzbrot069]

@@koopasayer5999 so sad

[@funnyusername7097]

Lol

[@K3Flyguy]

I raise honey bees. This year I collected 70 quarts from two hives. I am fortunate to have gotten 40 acres of unproductive farm ground into a "bird, butterfly and bee flower program" about 3 years ago. It's a contract 10 year program. I seeded with anapproved and specified seed mix and now there are literally millions and millions of flowers blooming all through the growing season. My bees are 20 feet away from all this goodness so they don't have to fly far to get what they need, so their production is crazy huge! This year's honey was crystal clear as water! The last 11 quarts this fall had a tiny stain of yellow to it ( from the last flowers blooming, they were Asters) but the taste of the honey this year was truely remarkable! And the bees dried it to a very thick consistently. This year's harvest is for family only, I don't sell this quality of honey. I sell the other years honey for $ 40 quart. It is as clear as corn syrup and has a very clean honey taste with no lingering foulness. Everyone else's honey around here is much darker and has lingering various tastes compared to these hives honey. It's all about the types flowers and quantities available. The bees will pick and choose the right flowers for perfect honey IF the flowers and quantities are there. They will use whatever is available if they have to but, let them have a choice and they make the perfect honey. I use a new kind of hive called a Flow Hive. No processing honey for me ever again!

[@karimbelhadj3871]

Sounds like a great honey you have here. Any chance we could buy some of your honey ?

[@hashemsaad5629]

Definitely interested in buying some of your honey

[@Wiimaster.]

I probably can't buy your honey, but I'm willing to learn more. I got interested ☺.

[@airedrew_7292]

I thought all honey was yellowish but color me surprised

[@smartchip]

Great, natural honey, like everything else, it's easier to get the scientists in to make it into frankenstein food. Max profit, enough is never enough when profit is concerned,

[@dambigfoot6844]

New Zealand is very good at marketing products. From Manuka honey to Merino wool. I've tried it, and its good but for the same price I could have bought a mini bucket of regular honey. The difference in health properties are seemingly minor but the difference in price is definitely noticeable. Using it as a sweetener is crazy unless you are rich or trying to be fancy

[@zaijal1572]

They grow Manuka trees in BC in Canada as it's one of the few other climates that can handle the trees, though it's not done on a mass scale by any means

[@agnostic47]

Because people have fallen for the marketing. "the bee travels 6 kilometres". Erm, move the hives closer to the plants?

[@heyhoe168]

There is no need to. 6 km is more than enough for set of hives to collect honey to a full capacity. If you have bigger spot, you just place another bee hivery.

[@dnashnasirqureshi5176]

Naaah bee need to maintain some body weight and fat percentage and for that they need to workout n burn some calories so they do jog to the hives.

[@yoongs3878]

which is why they lift the hives by helicopter from the middle of the forest.

[@joyfuljoyful6598]

It's not always practical especially if you don't own the land the manuka is growing on.

[@AA-69]

Some of the bees are so rich now that they have bought cars to help with travelling so far.... But they'll only buy one car... The volkswagen BEETIL ! 😏

[@ynellirosas]

I love honey, every where I go to, I try their local honey, and let me tell you the best honey I've had is from mexico, near the wineries south of Ensenada. I could taste the flowers!!! it was an explosion of colorful fields and flowers in my mouth. I've never had anything like it, and the royal jelly, the best! Edit... and it cost less than $20 USD!

[@SCP--rj8hm]

Bee puke!

[@melik8429]

Yeah but no one cares about Mexican honey tho stick to tacos bro

[@sirdeadeye6174]

Does it turn you on? It sure as hell sounds like it does

[@_Efann_]

are you sure that was honey ?

[@huaiscrblol5077]

Why are all the replies so salty, damn guys chill

[@misseselise3864]

i had a dr recommend manuka honey when i had a flesh wound that didn’t want to heal. it had been six weeks since the wound occurred and was nearly completely healed after using it for 2 weeks. but i bought manuka honey specifically for first aid

[@pat9548]

i think the fact that it is quality controlled is what appeals to me. So much honey is blended with sugars

[@hellothere8202]

0:35 Only native to New Zealand 1:34 Oh yeah it’s also in Australia btw

[@BehaveDave1]

Yep there are over 80 varieties in Australia.

[@louis2867]

Might actually have come to NZ from Australia

[@hellothere8202]

@@louis2867 No because the plant can be found in NZ so why would they get it from Australia if they have their own?

[@oliverburnette1179]

@@louis2867 Maybe originally (thousands/millions of years ago)

[@hellothere8202]

@@oliverburnette1179 oh I get you

[@abbiereynolds8016]

My parents used to get so mad at us when we would put Manuka honey in our tea instead of sugar. To me, honey was honey, I didn't see what the big deal was. Until I saw it on a shelf in the shop. Sorry mum and dad🙏😭

[@lanafelix8649]

🤣🤣🤣

[@frcn31]

Shit costs £100 lol

[@drej1934]

They could’ve just got normal honey along with the manuka

[@abbiereynolds8016]

@@drej1934 They do get normal honey as well, but to me there wasn't any difference at the time. Obviously now I know better. Besides they haven't bought manuka honey in quite a while so normal honey it is😅

[@abbiereynolds8016]

@@frcn31 Oof £100? That's quite a lot, the one my parents bought was like €40 for a small jar. It's still pricey compared to regular honey though.

[@willy4170]

I’ll always remember the time when my cat got bitten in the back by another cat, and we didn’t notice until she got a really bad infection, basically you could see the living flesh under the skin, and almost the bones as well, and the veterinarian prescribed us to give her an antibiotic tablet with her meals and to get a bottle of manuka honey from a pharmacy and spread it on the wound, to act as localized antibiotic, and in the end she slowly healed.

[@whome369]

1:15 As a kiwi I can confirm we do have wind and rain in New Zealand ,Some days we even get both at the same time 😂😂

[@pedrorodriguespatacas6894]

Once i bought 32 different local honeys from Portugal and tasted all of them in two sessions. It is incredible the different tastes, textutes and colors from honey. Aromas were from jasmine flowers to coffee, orange to eucaliptus, wood taste etc. Some of the best flavours were from local producers without any brand.

[@generalbucknaked3080]

That coffee and orange both sound pretty good. I would have loved to do that experiment

[@dsdproto4199]

Soon honey itself is going to be expensive if we don’t take care

[@dol1vasft983]

We are. The UK has made a sanctuary spanning many miles long for just bees

[@swampthingforteinadeyate9007]

Clover honey

[@Ram-rm2gz]

DSD PROTO for real all the honey in the store is fake

[@dsdproto4199]

Ram I mean the cheap ones are often mixed with some kind of other shit like sugar or something else... But there’s the more expensive ones that are all natural...

[@dsdproto4199]

Ram But yeah you are kinda right

[@aliciarobertson4979]

I can attest to the fact that Manuka is superb for helping wound healing. In 1971 I had multiple wounds from radical cancer surgery which wouldn’t heal over properly during some months of treatment with ray lamps and other procedures, and were a gateway to septic infection. However, Manuka honey and dressings infused with that honey were a lifesaver. I still keep Manuka honey on hand. As a former nurse, I know that honey has been used as a field dressing for soldiers’ wounds for centuries.

[@moewilson4605]

Except I just want the honey to enjoy in my yogurt, on my toast or in cooking. Will never buy this Rolex brand of honey.

[@aliciarobertson4979]

@@moewilson4605 Fair enough! As I said, I keep a jar for medical reasons. Edit: One of my granddaughters is a registered beekeeper. She has hives on her family’s farm near the Snowy Mountains (eastern side of Australia. I prefer her bees honey to Manuka honey for toast and freshly baked bread.

[@oo2free]

A really informative video about all the different honey out there around the world, and all the mystic marketing claims and fad fame hype history would take many hours. I got some manuka recently by way of a marketing fluke. Never even heard of it, but like any regional or seasonal honey it has a distinct taste, woody, bitter, smokey, funky. this vid is the first I heard of the health claims. I grew up in citrus country, so orange blossom, or even better grapefruit.I hear Hawaii hypes up some kind of funky honey too. Seems like everwhere has con man beekeepers.

[@piperalpha5514]

0:42. “The fact that it comes from New Zealand, that gives it a premium just to start with.” Oh really? Why? 0:47. “And because the bee travels up to about six kilometres to collect this honey”... What has that got to do with the high price of Manuka honey?

[@sketchystudios7624]

1. I like dogs 🐕 2. Idk maybe the bees wasn't their fair share or something Conclusion: Rich people like it so its expensive .-.

[@ImranAli619.]

Labor cost😂😂😂

[@poisontoad8007]

Nothing. I'm in NZ, used to be a beekeeper and this vid is bull. Mānuka is NOT rare. In many places it is the most common flowering plant and millions are being planted for the honey industry every year. Also, the season doesn't last just a couple of weeks. Mānuka flowers at different times in different parts of the country so beekeepers move their hives all around making the season last months. When a good flow is on a well-managed hive can produce upwards of 60kgs of honey in a single site. As for healing properties, all honey is anti-bacterial etc by necessity, Mānuka is not special in this regard. The NZ Mānuka honey industry is a scam tbh.

[@charlescoffee2158]

@Isaac every bee travels up to an 4 mile radius from their hive.

[@Older_Mountain-goat_1984]

@@poisontoad8007 That makes extremely far more sense than the marketing claims made. Each reason on the list made by the marketing bloke had me shaking my head, and had already convinced me the high price is a scam. The two week window being the most ridiculous claim out of them all. There's no way so much honey could be produced all year round within that time frame. Another thing firing up my spider senses - the marketing suit spoke confidently all the way through his rant, but the scientist constantly UMMed and AHHed, of which I interpret to mean he lacks confidence in the claims he was expressing. PS: the vid is not bull, the info conveyed by the manufacturer is.

[@ther8465]

Buy honey so you can flex with it

[@aqibmahmud4911]

A gem collection for bio chemists

[@jgonzalez892]

Haven't heard that since 2016

[@canneddinners6059]

J González what's the joke?

[@nsr5961]

ThER it’s pure liquid gold

[@flatbushmassachusetts8518]

In the hood they respect this shitt

[@alliechappell]

When I’m sick I suck on one spoonful of Manuka honey everyday until I’m better. I never have added it to teas because it’s so expensive. Definitely good honey. Another type of honey which I recommend is Acacia (Hungarian) honey. I suppose they are quite similar, though the Acacia honey is more sweet and less expensive. Both are excellent

[@mind-of-neo]

The answer to these so expensive questions is almost always 1) it should be SOMEWHAT more expensive because of the process of making it, but 2) most of the expensiveness is (gotten away with) due to marketing

[@nosh30]

Whinnie the Pooh would like to know your location

[@johncousins4665]

Hahahaaaaa

[@tarasingal1790]

😫

[@sorenkiermoreno9127]

@The Alchemist nope,the original winnie the pooh

[@Joshua-re8gd]

Is that a China reference. China has a way of stealing the market away and selling counterfeit items. CCP leader has the nickname Whinnie the Pooh.

[@johnlemon1977]

Winnie

[@goldengold8568]

00:48 "the bee travels up to six kilometres" The fuel cost alone is very high and New Zealand is pretty far too. That explains it.

[@mobobeat1784]

good one

[@bhavay819]

😂😂

[@offgridas]

I've had free manuka honey my whole life due to bekeepers keeping hives on my parents property. Get it in 10 litre buckets. Taste quite different to the clover honey from the supermarket. I live in coromandel peninsula NZ, the bush here is like 50% tea tree (manuka)

[@cosplayforever]

After trying raw local honey sold at small town convenient stores or farm supply stores I have never bought anything else, the flavor and texture are just so much better than processed honey, not to mention the extra health benefits

[@TheDoubleg94]

You can't tell someone they're eating super expensive honey and then expect an accurate account of it's flavor. Also all honey has antimicrobial properties.

[@teppi5119]

TheDoubleg94 have you ever tasted this honey? I thought it tasted like medicine. It looks so good but tastes terrible.

[@BjornDoherty]

All honey produce small amounts of hydrogen peroxide which make it antimicrobial. Manuka has a different chemical that is antimicrobial that is far more powerful. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mnfr.200700282

[@carolrao9613]

Glitter Pig I’ve tried it before, I don’t think it tastes that bad

[@pbjracing14yearsago49]

My mom got some, it has a unique flavor. But I prefer regular honey.

[@teppi5119]

Carol Rao I’m a very picky eater. I’m glad you like it!

[@AnhLe-zl4ws]

The creamy texture is just because it’s creamed/crystallized honey. The flavor is what should be the key factor

[@nano15j]

@Draggy654 you can get creamy or runny honey of any variety. It is just a matter on how it is processed and it is not unique to Manuka.

[@sophiabrasket]

pat fonta there are many things wrong with this comment included your spelling of licked.

[@leerwesen]

Manuka honey tastes differently though. It's kinda like caramel and doesn't have the same overpowering sugar taste some other, cheaper, honeys do.

[@AustenSolvie]

@@leerwesen that is because of how it is processed.

[@stupidas9466]

When making fake or copycat products, i've always found it easier to copy the certification labels then the actual products. Works like a charm.

[@charliekim4225]

Definitely works.. whenever I have a sore throat, I eat a spoonfuls ...takes away the tickle

[@andrewsanderson3577]

This is a great marketing story, but there is no difference chemically. The fact that it is rare is it's only property worth talking about. Find honey from your local keeper, and that will be the best for you.

[@mgeorgescu]

But bees travel 6km just to gather the nectar and it's made in New Zeeland dooood! You gotta pay for that xD

[@highdef8152]

Right..... Since you don't live around that nature, how can the taste even be relevant to you. I agree whats local to you will be the best for you, because you can taste it.

[@alexmargo281]

“no difference chemically”? you wouldn’t even be able to differentiate the sorts of honey by taste if they had the exact same compounds, lol.

[@michaela6701]

There's a difference. It has special anti microbial properties

[@pokoirlyase5931]

@@michaela6701 Like ANY honey (that shit sold in US supermarkets is not honey)

[@adamstrasd2136]

I was slathered with manuka honey by my Maori hosts when I had a bad sunburn visiting NZ. Thought it was ridiculous but the swelling/redness from the sunburn disappeared within a couple hours. Mind blown.

[@noahway13]

New Zealand has wind and rain? This video is so informative.

[@janettep]

I Love Manuka honey. Another NZ honey I love is Clover honey. I find these honeys are less sweet, than many options we have here in Australia

[@BeruangGamingReal]

If it can grow my hair back, then it worth the price

[@Quincymissbow]

🤣

[@kiwibob223]

😜 no bro sorry. I'm a New Zealander and while I can tell you it has been used for decades to treat necrotic deep tissue ulcerated wounds and is better than conventional antibiotics for this, it can't regrow hair.

[@AK4ourty7even47]

Be bald and bold bro

[@Letyourcolorsblendwithmine]

Omg 😂😆😂

[@glennlopez6772]

It's for those who want the best regardless! If it doesn't cure cancer, diabetes etc., will there be any takers? Perhaps beauty products will be the biggest buyers. The users would have to have money pouring out of their sweat glands and who knows ; from where else!

[@LegendTheAnonymous]

I would have liked to see a comparison of anti-bacterial properties between Manuka honey and other honey. To my knowledge all honey has these properties. Instead of buying overpriced Manuka honey, I would instead buy whole honeycomb. Whole honeycomb is said to retain more of the benefits of the honey because the honey is sealed in the hexagonal chambers and does not come into contact with air until the very moment you eat it. I don't think it would be far fetched to say it is more beneficial than Manuka honey for probably half the price.

[@jypsridic]

the real joke is that the anti-bacterial properties of honey only work when used topically. And I'm pretty sure those properties are just because of the high sugar concentration and you could get them from hfcs too

[@veganconservative1109]

@@jypsridic The anti-bacterial properties work when taken internally. Mix a tiny bit with Bragg's apple cider vinegar to help start digestion and kill bad germs you've inadvertently ingested.

[@jypsridic]

@@veganconservative1109 No, you just believe psuedoscience nonsense. Do you even know what honey does to bacteria that makes it anti-microbial? Also drinking vinegar is literally pointless.

[@boysteacher3818]

@@veganconservative1109 Lmao the levels of bullshittery of your comment is unreal.

[@mertb.6487]

@@jypsridic Yeah, if at all. The antibacterial properties of honey largely stem from its extremely hydrophilic nature; it wants to suck up lots of water. So much so that it literally sucks up the water closed by the membranes of bacteria, thus killing them and being antibacterial. When diluted, for example through saliva in the mouth or in water, most if not basically all of that antibacterial nature is lost. Its all a big fking scam

[@omsh4939]

I love Manuka green tea. It's amazing

[@TheSwamynathan]

Manuka Oval (Cricket Stadium) is in Canberra, Australia. Well I presumed the honey is native to OZ.