Latest News — Australian beeswax

We always love to hear how people use our beeswax. Some use it for beeswax wraps, others for face and moisturising balms, others for candles and furniture polish, but this is the first time we know of that we’ve had a request for beeswax for copper art! Anyone from the 1960’s might remember the popularity of copper art, and like many retro things it’s making a niche comeback. The art of repousse or embossing copper is all but a lost art form, but people like Tom Hughes from Celtic Copper Craft are bringing it back. Tom describes his art as...

If you love a rich, amber honey that’s velvety, smooth and full-bodied, you’ll be excited to hear that this week we’ve been harvesting some delicious Bloodwood honey. Bloodwood trees (Corymbia gummifera) grow upwards of 25 metres and we’re lucky that they grow really well in our own backyard on the Mid North Coast of NSW. We don’t get a harvest every year, but as you can see from the photos, the bees have been bringing in plenty of Bloodwood nectar this season and building plenty of comb too. Once we finish the field work, we’ll be able to start extracting...

There's something really special about Australian beeswax, not just the gentle honey aroma but also all the great things it can be used for. Beeswax from here is also some of the purest in the world thanks to Australia still being free of varroa mite. This pesky, destructive bug has forced many beekeepers around the world (including New Zealand, the US, Asia and Europe) to use miticides in their hives to stay on top of the pest. Luckily, Australia has managed to avoid the varroa mite invasion so far, so we don't need to use any chemicals to treat it.   Did you know beeswax will...