Reaching a consistently high standard of quality product and customer service is reflected in Blue Hills Honey’s company history. The business has a deep involvement in the honey industry and in particular attaining accreditation and making significant contributions to industry development and advancement. The company has achieved a fine balance between a family business that traces back through three generations and a growing modern company that competes globally on quality and service. When Rueben Charles established bulk honey production in 1955 he started a business that has flourished through time and remains at the forefront of honey production today.

The history of Blue Hills Honey can be traced back through the following achievements:

Rueben Charles (son of Bernard) and his wife Beryl expanded production to some 1600 hives and saw the business develop into a major Tasmanian bulk honey Producer.
Tasmanian Beekeepers Association (TBA) member (1954-1996)Executive Member (1956-1967, 1974-1977, and 1987-1992)Founding member of the Tasmanian Honey committee. (1974-1985)President of the TBA (1977-1987)FCAAA (Federal council of Australian Apiarists Association) Tasmanian representative (1977-1991) Life Member of the TBA (1994)

First Australian firm to export honey to Japan.

Rueben Charles awarded OAM (Order of Australia medal) for services to beekeeping).

Robbie (youngest son of Rueben ) began managing the business.
Tasmanian Beekeepers Association Executive Member (2000 - current) Murchison District Leatherwood Committee chairman (2000 - 2009) Disease committee (2004 - current) Apiary Liaison committee (2007 - current) Vice President Tasmanian Beekeepers Association (2008 - 2010)

Robbie married Nicola Bonde (Registered Nurse 20 yrs, Intensive Care Nurse Specialist, Bachelor of Health Sciences) daughter of Hon Bill Bonde now retired Tasmanian Government Minister of Primary Industries and Water 15 years. Nicola took on the role of business manager and sales and marketing in 2003.

Establishment of a packaging facility for retail and export markets.

First Australian producer to introduce the industy initiated BQUAL quality programme based on HACCP (Hazzard analysis critical control point ) principles.

HALAL accreditation.

Organic accreditation with the Organic food Chain 0498 and USDA 0498.
Organic range of products launched.

Discovery of Active Leptospermum Honey in Tasmania by Blue Hills Honey.

Facilitation of testing of active honey in Australia by an independent Tasmanian Laboratory using HPLC method as per Dresden University Germany.

Launch of new line Tasmanian Manuka Honey.