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Beekeeping in Australia Industry Data and Analysis

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Matt Reeves
Analyst Melbourne, Australia May 2025

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.

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What's included in this industry analysis

IBISWorld's research coverage on the Beekeeping industry in Australia includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released May 2025.

About this industry

What's this industry report about?

The Beekeeping industry in Australia operates under the ANZSIC industry code A0193. 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. Related terms covered in the Beekeeping industry in Australia include royal jelly, apiary, langstroth hive and propolis.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in Beekeeping industry in Australia include Honey, Pollination services and Other products.

What companies are included in this industry?

The Beekeeping industry in Australia is highly fragmented with no companies holding a market share greater than 5%.

Performance

What's included in the Performance chapter?

The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Beekeeping industry in Australia.

Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.

Products & Markets

What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?

The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed product and service segmentation, analysis of major markets and international trade data for the for the Beekeeping industry in Australia.

Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.

Geographic Breakdown

What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?

The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Beekeeping industry in Australia.

Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.

Competitive Forces

What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?

The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Beekeeping industry in Australia. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.

Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.

Companies

What's included in the Companies chapter?

The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Beekeeping industry in Australia. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.

Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.

External Environment

What's included in the External Environment chapter?

The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Beekeeping industry in Australia. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.

Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.

Financial Benchmarks

What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?

The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Beekeeping industry in Australia. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.

Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.

Industry Data

What's included in the Industry Data chapter?

The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Beekeeping industry in Australia.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the market size of the Beekeeping industry in Australia in 2026?

The market size of the Beekeeping industry in Australia is $335.2m in 2026.

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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