The Tasmanian beekeeping industry is famous for its iconic leatherwood honey. Tasmanian beekeepers also produce premium manuka honey and a range of other varieties including prickly box, clover and gum, with an estimated farm gate value of $14.1 million for honey in 2023-24.
Beekeepers provide critical pollination services. The direct value of pollination services in 2023-24 was around $2.8 million in 2020-21, up 40% from 2020-21 with these services playing a critical role in underpinning pollination-dependent crops which have an estimated value of up to $400 million.