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Natural bee honey has been suggested as an alternative treatment for hay fever and other allergies. Not all honey is the same, however, since bees make honey by gathering nectar from the flowers common in their vicinity. The composition and medicinal properties of honey vary depending upon the mix of flowers the bees visit. Manuka honey is a plant-specific honey purported to have healing properties. Talk with your physician before you try Manuka honey to treat or prevent your allergy symptoms.

Manuka honey is made by bees who collect nectar exclusively from New Zealand's native Leptospermum scoparium plant. A University of Waikato article reports that Manuka honey contains a unique, antibacterial ingredient not found in other honey that makes it an effective antibiotic and wound healer. According to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manuka Honey has been used as food, to promote wound healing and to relieve gastrointestinal problems. Other names for Manuka honey include tea tree honey, Australian tea tree honey, active Manuka honey, and antibacterial honey.