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 […]
Where to buy Honey FROM THE BEEKEEPER® – we’ll be at these markets in november
Can you believe it’s nearly Christmas time!?! The perfect time to stock up on our delicious, locally produced honey, honeycomb, creamed honey and medically-rated Manuka honey (harvested locally!). Here are the markets we will be at in the Port Macquarie and Bellingen region this November 2022.
Help! there’s a bee swarm – NSW advice
Have you found a bee swarm in your garden or near a public area that is concerning you or you’d like removed? Though we find bee swarms fascinating to watch (and there’s some amazing research out in New Scientist magazine that ‘bee swarms can generate more electricity per metre tha
Beekeeping blast from the past
Every year we repaint our beehive lids twice: once in time for summer (painted white to reflect the heat), and once just before winter (painted mission brown to absorb heat). The aim is to keep our bees as comfy as possible so they feel good and can produce our medically-active, feel-good Manuka hon