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Have you heard about wax candies? Neither had we until recently! A lot passes us by when our heads are in the hives out in the bush, but thankfully our beeswax customers who are mostly balm and candle makers, crafters, creators and artisans keep us up to date.  So yes, craftspeople make all sorts of things with our beeswax, but it’s the first time we’ve heard of it being used for what are basically sweet syrups contained in fun-shaped beeswax lollies… or candies as they say in the US. You can buy our bees' manuka beeswax and beeswax from our...

Manuka honey is medically proven to be one of nature’s healing wonders, but sometimes even we have to wonder when we see how the word “Manuka” is manipulated by some marketers and beauty companies. Next time you’re in the aisle of a chemist or pharmacy, keep an eye out for cosmetic products that spruik Manuka honey as an ingredient. Some are fantastic. Some not necessarily so. In Australia, businesses legally need to list ingredients in the order of the quantity contained. So, if we are selling a 100% jar of pure Manuka honey, the ingredient list would only contain the...

Fourth generation Australian beekeepers begin offering medicinal Manuka honey for sale direct to customers.