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New guest just checked in and left a surprise package.
11/03/2025

New guest just checked in and left a surprise package.

Bahahahah 😂🤣 oops so the solar wax melter was extra hot today!! Another reason I don't like the plastic frames.
10/03/2025

Bahahahah 😂🤣 oops so the solar wax melter was extra hot today!! Another reason I don't like the plastic frames.

Happy International Women’s Day! 💜✨Just like all incredible women, my queens come in different shapes, colors, and sizes...
08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day! 💜✨

Just like all incredible women, my queens come in different shapes, colors, and sizes—each one powerful, unique, and beautiful in her own way. Today, let’s celebrate the fierce, hardworking queens in my hives and the inspiring women in our lives who lead, nurture, and create positive change.

Here’s to the strength, resilience, and beauty of every queen—whether she has two legs or six! 👑🐝

Want to learn about step 1 of how I clean my wax?
08/03/2025

Want to learn about step 1 of how I clean my wax?

Did you know beekeepers paint Queen bees? We do this not only to make them easier to find, but it helps us track what ye...
02/03/2025

Did you know beekeepers paint Queen bees?
We do this not only to make them easier to find, but it helps us track what year our queens emerged. Knowing their age helps us make decisions.
There is a universal colour code that beekeepers use. I run a queen chart for every hive so I can make informed decisions for each hive. The southern hemisphere colour code for queen ages follows our tax year. This season was green and the red queen in the picture was from the previous season.
So as you can see from my board I had a big January replacing queens, so this coming spring I will have the majority of my hives with young spritely queens.

Hot days equals busy water carting bees.Bees cool their hive using evaporative cooling. Worker bees collect water and sp...
22/02/2025

Hot days equals busy water carting bees.

Bees cool their hive using evaporative cooling. Worker bees collect water and spread it inside the hive, then fan their wings to speed up evaporation. This lowers the temperature and maintains humidity, protecting the brood and preventing overheating.
The bee baths were a gift from my sister, they are truly beautiful garden art. They were created by an Australian artist .

The girls are still bringing in a trickle of the summer Stringy Bark Honey.Stringy Bark Honey a dark amber honey and is ...
11/02/2025

The girls are still bringing in a trickle of the summer Stringy Bark Honey.
Stringy Bark Honey a dark amber honey and is the darkest honey my girls make.
Its flavour profile is often described as bold, rich and full bodied flavour with caramelised malt toffee notes. Almost molasses -like with a hint of smokiness.
I use this honey to make my Ceylon Cinnamon Creamed Honey, in marinades, and as a rich earthy sweetener in carrot cake. It also adds that special something to my morning porridge when I don't want that super sweet hit of a spring honey.

Cleaning this season's wax. It is a messy, time consuming task, but seeing the bars of perfect gold at the end makes my ...
07/02/2025

Cleaning this season's wax.
It is a messy, time consuming task, but seeing the bars of perfect gold at the end makes my heart sing 😍

Promising results from dropping my grafted queen cells 2 days ago. Now to leave them alone for a few weeks before I chec...
30/01/2025

Promising results from dropping my grafted queen cells 2 days ago. Now to leave them alone for a few weeks before I check that they get successfully mated.
This sign shows that the virgin queen emerged herself, and the colony (or another virgin queen) did not rip into the side of it to kill her (as shown in the second image). Since this was the only capped cell in the colony, this is what I was expecting. If the colony had started to make some of their own queen cells in the days prior to me putting in the grafted queen cells they will either pull them down once my grafted virgin emerges or comes back mated, or my virgin queen will go around the colony ripping a hole in the side of the queen cells killing any other competition queens.

A bit of fun this week grafting a few Queens. It has been a tough season for the bees due to the lack of nectar, so I am...
22/01/2025

A bit of fun this week grafting a few Queens. It has been a tough season for the bees due to the lack of nectar, so I am selecting and grafting from queens whose hives are performing well in difficult times. They also need to be calm, so no sign of chalk brood and a pleasure to spend time with, because no one likes a cranky B 😜

Felt this chap crawling up my leg while watering the garden. Glad I didn't swat. What a stunner 🤩
05/01/2025

Felt this chap crawling up my leg while watering the garden. Glad I didn't swat. What a stunner 🤩

How to lure a beekeeper! I couldn't not drop in to  once I saw the name and oh my goodness it did not disappoint. If you...
31/12/2024

How to lure a beekeeper!
I couldn't not drop in to once I saw the name and oh my goodness it did not disappoint. If you just can't decide which cake to get, try the sample cake ... 🤌

And the end result is a beautiful jar of pollen pants.
28/12/2024

And the end result is a beautiful jar of pollen pants.

Spent the day creating handmade natural beeswax birthday candles, nontoxic and food safe.
18/12/2024

Spent the day creating handmade natural beeswax birthday candles, nontoxic and food safe.

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