Latest News — Daryl Brenton

There has been some absolutely wild weather on the Mid North Coast of NSW over the last few seasons, from drought to bushfire to floods - and most recently - some hail thrown in for good measure! These pictures were taken while our bees were enjoying dining on some Coastal Blackbutt blossoms on the NSW coast - well, they were enjoying the nectar and pollen before they had to fly home fast to escape the little balls of ice. Our beekeepers had to make some fast moves too to avoid being pelted! When you see in our online honey shop...

So much about beekeeping and honey production is reliant on history...the history of the soil, the history of rainfall, the history of bushfires, and how the people on the land have cared for their patch of earth over time. Each event or non-event in Australia impacts on the flowering of plant species, and the amount, quality and taste of the honey we eventually enjoy. Honey bees weren't even introduced to Australia until 1822. So before that - and for an extraordinarily long period of time - there was a history on this continent created by the 2000+ species of Australian...

Tips for what to do for your backyard honey bees in a flood & during torrential weather Here are some tips from Daryl Brenton from The Beekeeper’s Honey based on the Mid North Coast of NSW. Daryl is a professional beekeeper and understands many suburban bee-lovers and small farmers may be facing a flood and torrential weather threat for the first time as beekeepers. Here are some ideas to think about to keep your bees safe and well.   Tip your hives slightly forward Slightly tilt your hive so moisture inside can run out. It’s important not to let water...

We love the gentle buzzing of bees, but that's not the only sound we hear when we're out in the great Australian bush managing our beehives. It might be the sound of the wind in the tops of the ironbark and yellowbox trees, the great laugh of the kookaburras or the rustling of small birds as they flit in and out of the Manuka. But this week the sound has been all about cicadas, Lots and lots of cicadas! Here are some pics taken by our professional beekeeper Daryl Brenton this week when he was out checking on the queen bees. You...