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Take a look at the colour of these three different honey harvests we recently bottled after our bees' efforts...what a stunning difference in colour...and taste!  Every honey harvest is different. It will obviously depend on the quality (and diversity of blossoms flowering within 5km of the hives, but it also depends on seasonal conditions and so many other factors. These honeys are single origin harvests, in that our bees were well positioned in forests for a major flowering event of a mostly single species of tree. These honeys are not blended in anyway which means you get to enjoy nature...

Do you add honey to your tea? We sure do. When we're out in the field with the bees on a cold morning (like this morning when this pic was taken), we put the billy on to heat up a cuppa or two and are lucky to have that magic ingredient right on hand - a teaspoon or two of honey - to sweeten the brew. One of the best honeys to sweeten tea is yellow box as it's so delicate so doesn't alter the flavour too much, except to enhance it with it's natural sweetness. NSW has an abundance of yellow box,...