by Lesley Hurst | Jul 6, 2022 | Bee Awesome News
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...
by Lesley Hurst | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
A big part of the Bee Awesome He Pī Mīharo programme is showing ākonga how they can help the bees and the best ways to do this is to plant lots of bee friendly plants. This month we’ve planted lots of natives in our participating school gardens and the students have...
by Lesley Hurst | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Honey, Honey, Honey!! Our raw honey is the purest form of honey you can buy here in Aotearoa. We take it straight from the honeycomb in its most natural form and it is not over-processed or pasteurised. Our raw honey can be used as a delicious spread on toast or as a...
by Lesley Hurst | May 3, 2022 | Bee Awesome News
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...
by Lesley Hurst | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
