The Tasmanian Honey Company began in 1978 as the concept of Julian Wolfhagen, a beekeeper with a profound passion for Tasmania, its wild forests and the honey that they produce. 

Hailing from a Midlands farming family, Julian has always found bees fascinating. “My grandfather had hives – and wonderful old beekeeping books from the 19th century, which added a bit of mystery to it.”

Today his Tasmanian Honey Company is one of six outfits producing 85 per cent of the state’s honey, of which some 70 to 80 per cent is leatherwood