Producers
Antigua and Barbuda Beekeepers Cooperative (ABBC)
beekeepers' cooperative · collective honey producer · collective-mark owner
Belmont Estate, St. John’s, Antigua
Antigua & Barbuda Beekeepers Cooperative Society Ltd. (publicly used legal-style name; capitalization varies across sources)
Founded in 1993, the Antigua and Barbuda Beekeepers Cooperative (ABBC) supports local beekeepers and markets honey under collective marks including Antigua & Barbuda Wildflower Honey and Barbuda Logwood Honey.
About the Producer
A little history
Founded in 1993, ABBC is one of Antigua and Barbuda’s longest-running farmers’ cooperatives. In 2024, it registered collective trademarks for ABBC, Antigua and Barbuda Wild Flower Honey, and Barbuda Logwood Honey. The products launched publicly with new branding in 2025.
How They Work
Beekeeping in practice
ABBC is a member-based cooperative that supports local beekeepers and brings qualifying honey to market under its ABBC and product-specific collective marks. A planned headquarters upgrade was intended to create a centralized extraction facility for beekeepers.
Belmont Estate, St. John’s, Antigua
Government membership-registration notice directs forms to the Antigua Bee Cooperative at Belmont Estate, St. John’s, Antigua.
Antigua and Barbuda
ABBC says Wildflower Honey is harvested from diverse wild blooms of Antigua and Barbuda.
Barbuda
ABBC states Barbuda Logwood Honey is harvested from the island’s logwood trees; WIPO identifies John Mussington as a Barbuda beekeeper and notes efforts to rebuild Barbuda bee colonies after Hurricane Irma.
Products & Specimens
What connects to this producer
Products listed by the Producer are kept separate from specimens held in the Collection.
Antigua & Barbuda Wildflower Honey
Floral source: Wildflower / multifloral honey from diverse wild blooms; ABBC describes free-ranging bees gathering nectar from varied wildflowers.
Documented origin: Antigua and Barbuda
Origin detail: Country
ABBC’s product page says this honey is harvested from diverse wild blooms of Antigua and Barbuda and labels it as harvested in Antigua and Barbuda. Although another ABBC page refers to Antigua’s flora, the producer’s product-specific materials do not consistently establish a narrower harvest island for every Wildflower Honey jar.
Barbuda Logwood Honey
Floral source: Logwood-tree blossoms; WIPO identifies the tree as Haematoxylum campechianum.
Documented origin: Barbuda
Origin detail: Region
ABBC states that the honey is harvested from Barbuda’s logwood trees and labels it as harvested in Barbuda. WIPO likewise states it is sourced from bees feeding on logwood flowers.
People
People connected to the work
- Davina Laville Joyce President
- John Mussington ABBC member and representative of Barbudan beekeepers
- Brent Georges Senior ABBC member; former president
Practices
How they work
- ABBC claims chemical-free beekeeping / hive-management practices.
- ABBC claims its Wildflower Honey is raw, unfiltered, and minimally processed.
- The cooperative has undertaken varroa-mite monitoring and evaluated conventional and organic treatment approaches through a GEF-funded initiative begun in 2023.