The Hive

During spring and early summer the hives are situated in the North and North-West of Tasmania (see map).

In Summer the hives, which are palletised, are transported to the World Heritage Area on Tasmania's West Coast, that is rich with leatherwood trees, Eucryphia lucida.

Each summer millions of working bees gather this unique nectar form the blossom of the magnificent leather wood tree, which only grows in these rugged rainforests.  This area includes the wilderness catchment of the Franklin and Bird rivers.

To access part of this heritage area, the Stephens family transport their hives and honey on the renowned (ABT) Wilderness Railway to Teepokana via Strahan.