Meg the Champion Honey Packer: How Your Honey Arrives Safely (and Sustainably)
Honey lovers who order our honey online often send the best messages back back to us. This week, it was a beautiful thank you, and this is what it said: To Meg, the champion honey packer. You must have done a degree, Masters and PHD in packing! You are, without doubt, the best packer I [&helli
An Australian Beekeeper’s Bee Sting Pain Ratings: The Worst Places to Cop a Sting (and What a Bee’s Punch Says About Hive Health)
Ever wondered where the most painful place to get stung by a bee actually is? This came up for us this week when the weather was a little bleak and the bees a little feisty and we were out gathering some honey for you. Daryl Brenton is our head beekeeper here at The BeeKeeper® on […]
What Does “Honey Direct from the Beekeeper” Really Mean?
You’ll see the phrase “honey direct from the beekeeper” used a lot these days, but what does it actually mean? And more importantly, why should you care? We’re beekeepers, so we’re a little biased. But we also think it’s worth explaining properly, because not all honey is created, or han
Broad-Leaved Tea Tree: The Unknown Hero of our Honey Year
Have you heard about Belbowrie? This photo was taken on a recent beekeeping trip by our beekeeper Daryl, and it shows one of those Australian plants that doesn’t get a lot of fanfare – but absolutely deserves it. The broad-leaved tea tree. If you live on the Mid North Coast of NSW, you’ll
We’re Looking for an Apiary Hand or Beekeeper in NSW
Want to join our NSW beekeeping team? From time to time, our hives (and our team…yes, that’s our head beekeeper Daryl in the pic checking out the hives recently) need a little extra support. Right now, we have a position open for a Beekeeper and/or Apiary Assistant – full or part t
how varroa mite is affecting australian beekeepers & why we thank you for your support
🎧 Daryl Talks Bees, Varroa & Hive Health on AgriFutures’ Unearthed Podcast Our bees are under pressure thanks to Varroa mite, but we in the beekeeping community are adapting, learning, and doing everything we can to help protect them so we can all continue to benefit from thei
How do you feel about Australian honey?
A research survey is being run by the NSW Department of Primary Industries to get a better understanding of how honey purchasers feel about Australian honey. To take part in the honey survey, follow this link. It will only take a few minutes. The idea is to discover what motivates you to buy Austral
Do you know a beekeeper? Let them know it’s time to check their hives
April is Bee Pest Blitz awareness month in Australia and it’s more important than ever now that varroa mite has arrived in the country. At The Beekeeper® we’re just one of 47,900 registered beekeepers (amateur and professional) in Australia who are looking after an estimated 855,300 hiv
Is the Honey You Buy and Eat 100% Australian?
There’s something really special about producing, bottling and selling honey that is 100% pure Australian and you can get that from us here at The BeeKeeper® – unfortunately, not everyone who’s buying honey in Australia is actually getting that. A recent ABC article highlighted the Australian
Nature in a bottle, nature at the beehives
When you talk about outdoor jobs and jobs in nature, being a beekeeper would have to be right up there at the top! As beekeepers we spend a lot of time out in the field working with our bees, checking on their health, making room in the hive for more delicious honey. The Beekeeper® team […]
