Our morning at Capital Region Farmers Market is a highlight of our week. It’s a joy to talk with so many people about Australian honey, bees and beekeeping. These are few of the highlights from today. There is always a cheery GOOD morning from the[...]
It’s getting cold in many parts of Australia and that triggers autumn beekeeping chores. We have been busy over the past few weeks preparing our hives for the winter. Winter can be treacherous for bees because when the weather is cold and/or wet bees don’t[...]
Over the past few weeks we have been working with Robyn Cairns to develop ”Bee School for Seven Year Olds”. The lessons were an innovation of Robyn Cairns who is a environmental science /sustainability educator in a primary school in Victoria. Its been a joy to help[...]
As beekeepers, we all have our own beekeeping equipment: hive tools, smokers, hats, and bee veils. When we are working our bees out in the field we often share our equipment over the day and then retrieve them at the end of the day. Working[...]
One of the ways Australian beekeeping is different to many parts of the world is the way we move our bees to ensure a continual source of nectar and pollen. In the industry, we call it “chasing honey”. Commercial beekeepers “chase honey” (and that[...]
Blue Ribbon Anzac Biscuits Friday, 27 April 2012 Honey Anzac Biscuits have been a favourite in our family for decades. This recipe is special because has been in our family for generations and has won a blue ribbon in the 2011 and 2012 Canberra Show. Anzac[...]
God Save the Queens Saturday, 24 March 2012 We monitor many things to make sure our queen and worker bees are as healthy as they can be. We aim to have healthy bees because they need energy, just like we do, to collect[...]
A Love of Honey Thursday, 15 March 2012 I grew up loving honey, being mesmerised by the way it flows, the way it shines in the light and the way honey bubbles form into pearl drops. My love affair with honey has now endured decades.[...]
Canberra Show Thursday, 24th February Our family hasn’t entered honey or show competitions for decades. Needless to say, last year when we entered for the first time – we didn’t know what we were doing! Last year, we did win a number of ribbons, this year[...]
