Latest News — beeswax

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....

The latest imported beeswax news from the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) is out, and it's not good. The statement below offers even more compelling reasons (besides the environmental and economic benefits of purchasing Australian) to ensure the beeswax you are purchasing is of Australian origin. Where ever possible, please buy direct from beekeepers like ourselves and other local beekeepers who you know and trust, so you can be sure your wax is actually beeswax and not contaminated. JUNE 2021 STATEMENT FROM THE AHBIC "Imported adulterated beeswax is threatening the integrity of Australian honey and beeswax products. Independent tests undertaken...