Author: Melissa

A typical hive will house around 60,000 bees which is made up of around 95% female worker bees (forager and hive workers), 5% male drones and 1 Queen. Foraging bees will collect nectar by visiting between 50-100 flowers per flight. Using their proboscis (bee tongue) they will suck a small amount of nectar from each […]

Candied honey is formed by encouraging the natural crystallization process of raw honey. Natural honey contains 2 types of sugars, glucose, and fructose. Honey will begin as liquid but over time, especially in the cooler months, crystallization will natural happen when the glucose forms crystals. The honey will start to change in texture and the […]

There are 13 World Heritage listed areas in Australia. The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) was declared in 1982, covering one and a half million hectares. Tasmania’s West Coast Wilderness is one of the most breath taking, raw, untouched, and protected areas on earth. With its pure air and rolling hills, calm and spiritual […]