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Beekeeping in Australia - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Matt Reeves Matt Reeves Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: May 2025 ANZSIC A0193

Revenue

$335.2m

2025-26

$333.1m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xm

Employees

2,202

Businesses

1,206

Wages

$XX.Xm

Beekeeping in Australia industry analysis

The Beekeeping industry has faced volatile trading conditions over the past five years. Consumers have increasingly demanded premium, high-value honey, like manuka honey, boosting average honey prices. Beekeepers have capitalised on this trend by shifting away from generic honey products and focusing on producing differentiated honey varieties. Research and development into different honey varieties’ unique properties and health benefits and marketing these qualities to consumers have underpinned industry growth in recent years. Nonetheless, industrywide revenue has edged down at an annualised 1.1% over the past five years and is expected to total $335.2 million in 2024-25. A major contributor to this is a 14.7% drop anticipated in the current year due to falling output and weaker prices.

Trends and Insights

  • Falling honey prices and a tailing off in production volumes are driving beekeeping revenue down. Strong import competition from low-cost honey producers like China, Thailand and Malaysia is dragging down prices.
  • The vast majority of industry revenue is generated from selling honey. However, falling honey prices and slowing production are causing this segment to fall as a share of revenue.
  • Beekeepers are spread across Australia, but the majority are located along the eastern seaboard. This trend can be attributed to the temperate climate producing some of the most consistent levels of annual rainfall.
  • Australian beekeepers face significant external competition from honey imports. However, growing market acceptance of Australian manuka honey has reduced competition from New Zealand producers.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $335.2m in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Flourishing demand for honey has encouraged new beekeepers to establish operations

  • The Beekeeping industry represents a small but important aspect of the domestic agriculture sector. Beekeepers collect honey, beeswax and other products from hives, and onsell them to a range of customers, with sales to honey processors like Capilano Honey representing a key source of income. Beekeepers have also been generating a rising share of revenue from providing pollination services to other agricultural businesses, particularly almond, avocado and blueberry growers.
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Beekeeping in Australia
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Revenue and profitability are poised to rise over the coming years

  • Per capita honey consumption is set to rise over the next five years, flowing through the supply chain and boosting demand at the farming level. This increase will likely be fuelled in part by rising health consciousness, as consumers seek out natural sweeteners and functional foods with perceived health benefits.

Biggest companies in the Beekeeping in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($short_0)
2025

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Beekeeping in Australia industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Beekeeping in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Honey, Pollination services and Other products. Honey is the largest segment of the Beekeeping in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Honey product differentiation has lifted demand but prices have fallen

  • The honey produced by the industry is sold directly to consumers as a final product or to downstream food and beverage processors. Honey is used as an ingredient in various food products, like breakfast cereal, confectionary, cakes and biscuits, and in cosmetic and medicinal products.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry operators keep bees, which includes collecting honey, royal jelly, beeswax and other bee products. Beekeepers also provide pollination services to other agricultural businesses. Companies that purchase raw inputs from beekeepers to produce honey products are excluded from the industry.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Beekeeping industry in Australia include Honey, Pollination services, Beeswax, Honeycomb sections, Propolis, Royal jelly, Queen bees and Packaged bees.

Companies

Companies covered in the Beekeeping industry in Australia include .

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Beekeeping industry in Australia include royal jelly, apiary, langstroth hive and propolis.

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 0193 - Beekeeping in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Falling honey prices and a tailing off in production volumes are driving beekeeping revenue down. Strong import competition from low-cost honey producers like China, Thailand...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

The vast majority of industry revenue is generated from selling honey. However, falling honey prices and slowing production are causing this segment to fall as a share of rev...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Beekeepers are spread across Australia, but the majority are located along the eastern seaboard. This trend can be attributed to the temperate climate producing some of the m...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Australian beekeepers face significant external competition from honey imports. However, growing market acceptance of Australian manuka honey has reduced competition from New...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

No companies account for over 5.0% market share in the Beekeeping Industry. The industry is highly fragmented, with most firms operating on a small scale.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Regulation in the Beekeeping industry is moderate, but has increased in recent years. Beekeepers must adhere to regulations regarding registering bee hives and biosecurity pr...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    The high number of owner-operators in the industry boosts its profitability. These operators typically have high profit margins and low wage costs, as they draw their income ...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
    • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
    • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
    • Average Wage (2015-2030)
    • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
    • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
    • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
    • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2015-2030)
    • IVA (2015-2030)
    • Establishments (2015-2030)
    • Enterprises (2015-2030)
    • Employment (2015-2030)
    • Exports (2015-2030)
    • Imports (2015-2030)
    • Wages (2015-2030)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Beekeeping industry in Australia in 2025?

    The market size of the Beekeeping industry in Australia is $335.2m in 2025.

    How many businesses are there in the Beekeeping industry in Australia in 2025?

    There are 1,206 businesses in the Beekeeping industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.7 % between 2020 and 2025.

    How may import tariffs affect the Beekeeping industry in Australia?

    The Beekeeping industry in Australia is likely to be impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.

    How may export tariffs affect the Beekeeping industry in Australia?

    The Beekeeping industry in Australia is likely to be impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.

    Has the Beekeeping industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Beekeeping industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 1.1 % between 2020 and 2025.

    What is the forecast growth of the Beekeeping industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Beekeeping industry in Australia is expected to grow.

    What does the Beekeeping industry in Australia include?

    Honey and Pollination services are part of the Beekeeping industry in Australia.

    How competitive is the Beekeeping industry in Australia?

    The level of competition is high and increasing in the Beekeeping industry in Australia.

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    • Australian Securities & Investments Commission

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