The history of the Cape Honeybush Tea company    more>>>

The Honeybush plant occurs naturally in the mountain ranges of the Southern Cape in South Africa, but was almost harvested to extinction. In 1992, the National Botanical Institute in Cape Town launched a commercially inspired project, under the guidance of Dr. Hannes de Lange. This was to provide the impetus for the present Honeybush Tea concerns.

In 1998, Dr. de Lange, in collaboration with Pierre Taljaard from the Cape Honeybush Tea company, began

 work on the propagation of the Honeybush Tea plant, a system which has now been perfected by using a specialised cutting method.

Dr. de Lange is presently occupied with studying the hybridisation of the Honeybush plant. This will further improve the growth, aroma and quality of Honeybush Tea and optimise the yield.

The Cape Honeybush Tea company is committed to the promotion and production of fine Honeybush and Rooibos teas - recognising them as being among the most precious and prized indigenous plants of the Cape.