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 […]
Brush Up on the Flavour of Australian Brush Box Honey, It’s Back!
Brush Box honey is our latest 2026 harvest and it’s now available at the markets and online in 1kg tubs. For most of our customers, this will be the first time you’ve ever seen it from us; we haven’t had it for years. That’s just how Brush Box works. It doesn’t flower r
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
We’re Keeping a Lid on Brush Box (But Not for Much Longer…)
If you’ve been enjoying our honey over the years, you’ll know that some of our honey harvests are rare in the sense that nature doesn’t deliver on tap every year. Brush Box honey is one of those honeys! But after a good few years without it, we’re genuinely excited to say: this h
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
The Beekeeper’s Honey Now Available at Cassegrain Wines, Port Macquarie
Have you been to Cassegrain Wines, just minutes off the Pacific Highway near the Port Macquarie turn off? If not – or if not recently – it might be time to check it out again! The beautiful entrance leads to an atmospheric cellar door where you’re surrounded by barrels and barrels of wine,
Want to Buy Honey or Learn How to Make Mead in Cowra? Pop into The Fork in the River
Have you visited The Fork in the River in Cowra, NSW? It’s a delightful family-run shop celebrating and selling all things slow food, artisan produce, condiments, gluten free foods (and yes, honey is gluten free!) and brewing supplies. Dave can talk to you about all sorts of natural brewing from h
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
