Latest News — beeswax

Mountain Lotus have been a long-time supporter of our bees and us and it was wonderful to receive a sample of their gorgeous skin care products which have as their base, beeswax from our bees. Beeswax is a fantastic natural product and so much better for you and the environment than petroleum-based skincare. These beeswax balms look, feel and smell amazing. Thanks Lyn and team! Each beeswax harvest our bees bring in is slightly different in colour and aroma, from the olive colour of Manuka wax from leptospermum plants to the yellow of yellowbox and the orange-yellow when our bees...

There's nothing like the scent of warm beeswax and we've been surrounded by it today as we collected and lightly filtered the beeswax from our latest harvest of Manuka (also known in Australia as leptospermum and/or jellybush beeswax). This picture shows the Manuka beeswax as it slowly cools back to room temperature in 10kg molds. Manuka beeswax is not as yellow as other beeswax harvests and when it hardens has a colour that is more pale olive than bright yellow. We keep our Manuka wax separate from the other beeswax harvests as it's a limited and specialty natural product that...

We love seeing all the creative and beautiful products people create with the beeswax our bees produce at The BeeKeeper®! Wow! Our beeswax is a 100% natural product with many beneficial properties for skin and we were bee-yond delighted to receive this body butter from Northern Tamanu Oils which uses our beeswax as a base. It smells and feels so gorgeous. We have beeswax available from different harvests throughout the year and you can order our beeswax online for delivery within Australia (except not to WA or Kangaroo Island.

Did you know that beeswax from our Mid North Coast-based bees is used exclusively in the production of Australian-made Apiwraps? So cool! Beeswax food wraps are a great alternative to plastic cling wrap. You can use them to wrap sandwiches, cheese, bread, half-eaten fruit and to cover bowls and platters of food with no plastic waste. We now have these beeswax wraps (made with organic cotton) available in our online store and will also have them at the Port Central Markets on Tuesdays and The Foreshore Market. Might make a lovely gift for yourself or for someone you care about....