Author: Melissa

All pure wild honey is know to posses a range of health properties that is measured by its peroxide activity (or TA – Total Activity). Several studies have shown that honey contains a wide range of vitamins, minerals, and trace minerals as well as antibiotics and probiotics. Honeys composition also makes it an effective antimicrobial […]

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Discover Fascinating Facts About Bees and Honey!

Also referred to as an apiarist, a beekeeper is fundamentally a custodian of bees. While they own the hives, the bees themselves remain free to forage and leave the hive at their discretion. When it comes to honey production, honeybees handle most of the labour, but without a beekeeper to create and maintain a suitable […]

A Typical hive will house around 60,000 bees which is made up of around 95% female worker bees (forager and hive bees), 5% male drones and 1 Queen. Foraging bees gather nectar by visiting approximately 50 to 100 flowers during each flight. Using their proboscis, or bee tongue, they extract a small amount of nectar […]

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, natural crystallization will start when the glucose forms crystals. After extracting, the liquid honey is stored in bulk containers […]

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 […]