Firstly, consider that 70 to 90% of all honey on the planet is syrup or syrup blended with real honey. If it’s real honey and you talking to a beekeeper this is what we do. We remove at certain times of the year frames of honeycomb from inside the Beehive stack them up in the …
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Native bees in Victoria are solitary and therefore don’t produce honey but native bees in hot climates like Northern New South Wales and Queensland produce about a tennis ball size of honey and these bees don’t survive in Victoria to the cold. We only use European bees to produce an abundance of honey. In a …
In New Zealand we understand there are two trees which produce Manuka and in Australia there’s 87 or so species that produce honey which is considered Manuka. The word Manuka is native in Maori and some indigenous Australian languages. The word Manuka in a honey context really means antibacterial honey. That is honey that literally …
Creamed honey is simply honey – real honey that has been whipped. We whip it good. You can do it yourself at home, just grab a jar of honey that is liquid and just starting to crystallize. Put it into a mixer and mix like crazy. The honey becomes aerated or creamed and some people …
If it’s real raw honey and not syrup from overseas it will outlast you, your family and all the buildings around you. Honey is the only food on the planet that has no expiration date. We suspect supermarkets force expiration dates because the vast majority of it’s not real honey. Honey was used as medicine …
If bees are swarming, it wont cost anything, as swarming is the natural reproduction cycle for bees, When exposed to weather, for example hanging in a tree, a swarm will move on again to their permanent new home, usually on the very next warm day within that week. Bee cautious, bee patient and it will …
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Established bee hives can be aggressive as they will defend their hive. This can be difficult if they have made their home in your house wall, compost bin or a tree hollow. Look for an experienced beekeeper that is registered and insured, as they will need to open up the plaster etc to expose the …
Swarming is the natural reproduction cycle for bees, and with intense swarming in early Spring, subsiding by Xmas. During this stage bees are generally very placid and wont sting unless agitated. If they are exposed to weather the good news is that they will move on again to a permanent new home, usually on the …
Importantly, there is conflicting evidence as to whether honey can help with hayfever and allergy sinusitis. Depending on what you read, the science is indisputable … or perhaps not. The principle is that if hayfever is triggered or exacerbated by pollen in the air, then exposure to concentrated pollen could help desensitise your body to …
There’s an incredible diversity of plants and pollens across Melbourne coupled with rapidly changing weather patterns, or locals know it: four seasons in one day. Pollen originates from indigenous plants and grasses, from hundreds of thousands of species grown in suburban gardens and by Councils, and blustering winds bring in pollen from South West, and …