Little Backyard Honey Factory

19/09/2022

18/11/2021

Just harvested some honey yesterday. It’s raw, unfiltered and unheated. Pm to order. We’ve got:
- jar of approximately 900grams = $20
- jar of approximately 440 grams = $10
- honeycomb in plastic container (approximately 180 grams) = $10
Whole frame of honeycomb straight out of the hive (approximately 2,5kilos) = $100

28/09/2021

Beekeepers have been urged to look out for dwarf honey bee nests, especially around Port Kembla and Wollongong where the world’s smallest honey bee could pose a huge threat to the apiary industry and environment.

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/media-centre/releases/2021/worlds-smallest-honey-bee-poses-a-huge-threat-to-apiary-industry?fbclid=IwAR1cycz4z_65DxFw9fqe8UQUAJMmpZsRURQTMn1TW8t3XrMs-8lc2BV1qBo

Beekeepers have been urged to look out for dwarf honey bee nests, especially around Port Kembla and Wollongong where the world’s smallest honey bee could pose a huge threat to the apiary industry and environment.

28/12/2020

Honey harvested but most of it is already gone. I’ve got few one kilo jars available = $20 each.

01/09/2020

First inspection appropriately done on the first day of Spring. They are almost in swarming mode: drones hatching, frames full of eggs and larvae. Can you spot queens on these frames?

01/09/2020

Venom from honeybees is found to rapidly kill aggressive and hard-to-treat breast cancer cells, according to potentially ground-breaking new Australian research, with hopes the discovery will lead to the development of a treatment for triple-negative breast cancer.

31/07/2020

It’s about time to paint the boxes. And what a favourable weather it is.

19/02/2020

This is our last honey harvest for the season. Next one in October. Pm me for orders. Same price as always $20 per kilo (only available in one kilo jars).
Priority for those who saved their glass jars from last time (let’s recycle😃)

10/02/2020

St. Gobnait – Patron Saint of Bees and Beekeepers
St. Gobnait appears with a nun’s habit standing on a bee hive surrounded by bees.
“Saint Gobnait’s Day is Feb 11th is still celebrated by the community of Ballyvourney, in County Cork, Ireland. During a Mass at the well, everyone takes water from it.

Gobnait (Gobnet, Gobhnet, Gobnaid, Gobnata, or Gobnatae), was born in County Clare, Ireland, sometime in the 5th or 6th century. Gobnait is Irish for Abigail (“Brings Joy”). As the patron saint of beekeepers, her name also has been anglicized as Deborah, meaning ‘Honey Bee’…

One of the miracles attributed to Saint Gobnait was that she protected a parish by unleashing a swarm of bees… She had a strong relationship with bees and used the properties of honey in the treatment of illness and healing of wounds.”

St. Gobnait – Patron Saint of Bees and Beekeepers The tall statue pictured above is of St. Gobnait in southwest Ireland (erected in the 1950s). She appears with a nun’s habit standing on a bee hive surrounded by bees. [Featured art by sleekitbeastie]