FAQs

How does Honey get it's different flavours?

The honey flavour depends largely on where the hives are placed. Red Gum blossoms produce different flavoured nectar and pollen than say a Mallee species Eucalypt so when the bees turn it into honey it creates a unique flavour. The seasonal conditions and soil type can also have an effect on the flavour of the honey produced.

How is honey collected from the hives?

Once the honey is ripe the honeycomb frame is removed from the hive, the wax capping the cells is sliced off and the whole frame is placed in an extracting unit which spins to draw out the honey. The frame then goes back into the hive for the bees to refill with honey.

Do beekeepers get stung very often?

Yes, up to 20 times a day but it's considered part of the job.
If you get stung it's best to scrape the sting out rather than pull it which can squeeze the poison sack and pump more venom into your body.

How does the weather affect the honey?

Trees and crops need good rain to stay healthy and produce flowers and nectar. Fewer healthy flowering plants means less nectar and pollen for the bees to collect.

How many bees does it take to make honey?

There are up to 40,000 bees in each hive. One bee can visit 18,000 flowers a day and it takes 300 bees three weeks to gather a 450g bottle of honey.