What’s the best honey to sweeten tea?
Do you add honey to your tea? We sure do. When we’re out in the field with the bees on a cold morning (like this morning when this pic was taken), we put the billy on to heat up a cuppa or two and are lucky to have that magic ingredient right on hand – […]
100% of imported beeswax tested by AHBIC adulterated with chemicals & paraffin
The latest imported beeswax news from the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) is out, and it’s not good. The statement below offers even more compelling reasons (besides the environmental and economic benefits of purchasing Australian) to ensure the beeswax you are purchasing is of A
Manuka Honey Face Mask Recipe DIY
You know the best thing about a great Manuka face mask recipe? The bees, trees, sunshine and rain (and we beekeepers!) have already done all the hard work. You don’t need to add anything or mix anything and the honey will naturally exfoliate, smooth, soften and moisturise. Just get the best qu
How do you know if it’s pure beeswax, paraffin or beeswax mixed with paraffin?
Imagine the difference in burning a pure beeswax candle vs a toxic paraffin one? We know which one we’d prefer to be in a room with. Or imagine the difference in using pure beeswax as the basis for your lip balm, compared to putting a chemical cocktail on your lips? Yikes! Even as beekeepers w
Queen Bee Breeding, there’s always something to learn as a beekeeper
Our beekeeping team recently completed a fascinating queen bee breeding course down at Tocal Agricultural College. As professional beekeepers, access to great queens (with important traits such as good hygiene behaviours, temperament and productivity) is vitally important. We work with some fantasti
Australian Manuka Honey Association AGM & claims to the word Manuka
Due to Covid-19 border and travel restrictions in various Australian states, the 2020 Australian Manuka Honey Association (AMHA) AGM was held virtually this October. We’re members of this organisation because it aims to support and improve the Manuka sector by: Providing authenticity to all Au
Where to buy Manuka honey near me?
You can buy our Manuka honey online right here if you like, but if you live in or are visiting the Port Macquarie area, you can also buy it from us at our market stall or from some of our wonderful local suppliers. You’ll find us at The Port Central Real Food Market every Tuesday […]
Moving our bees to Manuka at night
The best time to moves bees is at night. We do this to ensure all the worker bees are home as we don’t want to leave any bees behind. They also settle in for the night as we travel, and by the time the sun comes we’ve unloaded them and they’re ready to fly and […]
Manuka flowering begins on the East Coast of Australia
Spring has definitely sprung and the first of the Manuka flowers have appeared at some of our beekeeping sites. In Australia, we beekeepers often call the plant Jellybush, so named because of the thick, gummy honey the bees produce. With more than 80 species of Leptospermum in Australia, at least 10