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Wax on, Wax off!
Of course we all know that we get honey from our bees, but what is the other most incredible resource that we can use from our hives? Wax! This natural wax is used to construct the honeycomb and is more valuable per kilo than what honey is but they just produce less...
Bee Friendly Native PLant Ideas
Here are some native New Zealand plant ideas that will attract some honey bees and other pollinators to your gardens.
What is Raw Honey and how is it made?
Want is raw honey? What is pastuerised honey? Aren’t they all the same? If you want to understand the difference between raw and pasteurised honey, then read our blog and order some of our raw honey today!
Bee Friendly Plants – A guide for non-gardeners!
A happy worker bee collecting nectar from a Lavendar plant.As the garden starts to fall into a quiet hibernation, it is a nice time to reflect and research about what we can plant over winter to help our pollinators come spring and summer. There is so much...
Honey Harvest
What a summer we have had! Some incredibly hot days followed by rain, lots and lots of rain! Which many of you may know is not good for our bees. Just like most humans, bees would rather stay inside on cold and dreary days and tend to their honeycomb...
Honey Feijoa Cake
This recipes makes a 22cm cake.
Honey Oat Muesli Bars
Here’s a super easy and quick recipe that should appeal to most.
Lemon Honey Tartlets
This sweet tart is filled with a creamy centre of lemon and honey.
Honey ANZAC Biscuits
The recipe for the Anzac Biscuit came from biscuits baked by wives and mothers at home for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) that fought with the Allies in the First World War.
Native bees – small, solitary and under threat
They’re mostly tiny, boringly black and don’t make honey or live in hives. But they have evolved to pollinate our native plants, and they’re under threat.
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