Boylie’s Bees

04/10/2026

Set up at Yamba eat street markets. Wendi and Les thanks so much for the beeutiful caps. We love them

08/09/2026

A large gift pack we donated to Braunstone Wigging Out fundraiser auction. As well as chilli honey and 250g honey for their stall. Giving back to a community that supports our small business is a pleasure. Funds raiser got to Westpac helicopter and local families struggling with medical conditions.

Spreading the love

22/08/2026

Boylies bees are set up at the Grafton Motorfest held at Jabour Park South Grafton. Come on down and check out the market stalls, oodles of amazing cars and bikes and some delicious food stalls.

25/07/2026

PRICE INCREASE

Sorry to say we finally have to put our prices up. Our last increase was 2024. With the price of fuel, buckets and especially freight we have had to increase our prices slightly.

Thank you for continuing to support our small business.

Thanks David and Sue

25/07/2026

Boylies bees are set up at the Collective Hens on the corner of Dobie and Queen st. Come check out the markets and grab some delicious honey. Creamed honey is walking out the door as fast as I’m putting it on the table.

Small businesses supporting small businesses. ❤️❤️

22/07/2026

Boylies bees will be there with our delicious honey, creamed honey and gift ideas. Pop in and check the market and shop out. Amazing things all hand made

28/06/2026

Small businesses supporting other small businesses. Thats the way we roll. Southside Top Shop and Takeaway have the best fast food. Pop in and see them you’ll be back

We are now restocked with our Honey from Boylie’s Bees 🐝
So if your looking for some local Honey pop in and grab some its delicious 😋

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/bees-surround-hive-truck-rollover-on-warrego-highway-roma/106752868?fbclid=IwdGRjcASNgfRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF3SmdPd2RVT2VSZk8zOGw2c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlQxBj33u2-zM7LAZy4AahQKx_PbhgyoRpI8FCaukEXXPCn6kdIxFaS4LSvD_aem_eErCFeF0Jr70zHg7_X2kqw

Angry bees are buzzing around a truck carrying hives after it crashed on the Warrego Highway this morning.

26/05/2026

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻.

That’s not exactly true.

Honey bees actually cannot properly digest raw pollen on its own.

Before it becomes usable food… the colony has to transform it.

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲
𝗕𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱

Bee bread is fermented pollen.

It’s one of the most important protein sources in the entire hive and without it, colonies cannot properly raise brood.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁:
• Worker bees collect flower pollen and pack it into pollen baskets on their hind legs
• Back at the hive, the pollen is mixed with nectar, honey, and digestive enzymes from the bees
• The mixture is tightly packed into comb cells
• Beneficial bacteria and yeast begin a lactic acid fermentation process
• Over time, the tough outer shell of the pollen breaks down, making nutrients available to the colony

This is important because raw pollen has an extremely tough outer shell called the exine.

Adult bees cannot easily digest it in raw form.

The fermentation process acts almost like an outside digestive system for the colony.

It unlocks:
• Proteins
• Amino acids
• Vitamins
• Fats
• Nutrients needed for brood production

The result is bee bread.

Stable. Preserved. Digestible. Nutrient dense.

Very similar in concept to fermented foods humans make like sauerkraut or silage.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁?
Mostly developing larvae and nurse bees.
• Days 1 to 3, larvae are fed royal jelly
• After that, nurse bees begin feeding developing brood with food made largely from bee bread

Nurse bees between roughly 6 to 12 days old consume massive amounts of it.

Why?

Because they use those proteins and nutrients to produce brood food and royal jelly for the next generation of bees.

Older forager bees rely more heavily on nectar and honey for quick energy, but may still consume small amounts during stressful or high-demand periods.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
Colonies explode in population during spring because of protein availability.

No protein… No brood expansion.
No brood expansion… No large workforce for nectar flows.

Honey gets most of the attention. But protein is what builds bees.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻
The hive understands something many people forget.

Growth requires more than energy.

It requires nutrition.

Honey fuels the work. Bee bread builds the future.