Swap guide: Honey

Honey comes from bees that forage across a wide area. Here is what the sources say, and the certified honey on ByeGly.

Why honey comes up

• Bees travel. Mississippi State University Extension says bees prefer to forage within a 2-mile radius of the hive but can travel up to 5 miles if needed.¹ A beekeeper doesn't control what grows, or what is sprayed, across that whole area.
• Honey has been tested. A 2019 study from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry's Agri-Food Laboratories analyzed 200 honey samples. Glyphosate was detected in 98.5% of them, at levels from under 1 to 49.8 micrograms per kilogram (µg/kg).² The results describe those samples, not any brand.

None of this tells you how a particular product was grown or made. That is what certifications are for. For what regulators have said about glyphosate, see Where agencies stand.

What to look for

• Glyphosate Residue Free or BioChecked Non-Glyphosate on the package: a lab did not detect glyphosate in the product at about 0.01 ppm. That is a detection limit, not zero, and it is not a health claim.
• USDA Certified Organic: glyphosate may not be used in organic crop production. It is not a residue test.
• Check the exact product. A certification covers the listed product, not everything a brand makes.

See How to read a label, Certifications explained and How we verify.

Certified honey on ByeGly

• Activist (Glyphosate Residue Free): Manuka Honey Mgo 1000; Manuka Honey Mgo 200 Munchkins; Manuka Honey Mgo 300; Manuka Honey Mgo 850. Where to buy: store locator.
• Comvita (Glyphosate Residue Free): Manuka Honey UMF10+; Manuka Honey UMF15+; Manuka Honey UMF18+; Manuka Honey UMF20+; Manuka Honey UMF25+; Manuka Honey UMF5+; and 1 more on ByeGly.
• Heavenly Organics (Glyphosate Residue Free): Acacia Honey; Cardamom Honey; Chocolate Honey Patties; Chocolate Honey Patties Variety Pack; Cinnamon Honey; Holiday Gift Set; and 6 more on ByeGly. Where to buy: store locator.
• Manuka Hunters (Glyphosate Residue Free): Manuka Honey UMF 15+; Manuka Honey UMF 20+; Manuka Honey UMF 26+; Manuka Honey UMF 5+; Manuka Honey UMF10+.
• Manukora (Glyphosate Residue Free): Mgo 1000 Honey; Mgo 1200 Honey; Mgo 1400 Honey; Mgo 200 Honey; Mgo 600 Honey; Mgo 850 Honey; and 4 more on ByeGly. Where to buy: store locator.
• New Zealand Honey Co. (Glyphosate Residue Free): New Zealand Honey Co. Manuka Honey UMF 10+ | MGO 263+; New Zealand Honey Co. Manuka Honey UMF 15+ | MGO 514+; New Zealand Honey Co. Manuka Honey UMF 20+ | MGO 829+; New Zealand Honey Co. Manuka Honey UMF 24+ | MGO 1122+; New Zealand Honey Co. Manuka Honey UMF 26+ | MGO 1282+; New Zealand Honey Co. Manuka Honey UMF 28+ | MGO 1450+; and 1 more on ByeGly.
• Primal By Nature (Glyphosate Residue Free): Primal By Nature Manuka Honey UMF 10+; Primal By Nature Manuka Honey UMF 20+; Primal By Nature Manuka Honey UMF 25+; Primal By Nature Manuka Honey UMF 32+; Primal By Nature Manuka Honey UMF 5+.
• PURITI (Glyphosate Residue Free): PURITI Manuka Honey UMF 10+; PURITI Manuka Honey UMF 15+; PURITI Manuka Honey UMF 20+; PURITI Manuka Honey UMF 25+; PURITI Manuka Honey UMF 31+; PURITI Manuka Honey UMF 5+.
• Register Family Farm (Glyphosate Residue Free): Creamed Honey; Honey Lovers Bundle; Raw Hot Honey; Raw Tupelo Honey; Raw Wildflower Honey. Where to buy: store locator.
• TAHI (Glyphosate Residue Free): Kānuka Honey; Multifloral Mānuka Honey; Mānuka Honey 10+; Mānuka Honey 15+; Mānuka Honey 20+; Mānuka Honey 23+; and 3 more on ByeGly.
• Taylor Pass Honey (Glyphosate Residue Free): Creamed Clover Honey; Manuka Blend Honey; Manuka Honey UMF 10+; Manuka Honey UMF 5+; Native Flower Honey; Superb Chef Honey. Where to buy: store locator; retailers named on the brand's site: Amazon.

Only the exact products listed on ByeGly are certified as far as we can confirm. Other products from the same brand are not on our list unless they appear there.

Each listing on ByeGly shows the certification, a Source link to the brand page where we saw it, the date we last checked it, and a Buy link to the brand's own site. Where the brand's site has a store locator or names retailers, we show it next to the brand.

Don't see what you buy? If it isn't listed, it's not on our list yet. Use Request a product to ask us to look at it. We add a listing only if we can confirm a named certification on the brand's own public site.

Sources

Product facts come from the live ByeGly product database (Supabase project byegly, public listings, read November 10, 2026). Product and certification names are shown as the brand writes them; where-to-buy details come from the brand's own site as recorded in that database.