PODCAST EPISODE 24: Ben the Busy Bee says “hi” and “goodbye” – but only for six weeks! For beekeepers, the annual cycle of work and rest is a rollercoaster. As bees rug up and hibernate for the winter, beekeepers wait
PODCAST EPISODE 23: Sarah Hamilton, Native Beekeeper and founder of BeeYourself, Brisbane, Australia These days the honeybee is well-known and well-loved. Of course, I completely understand why – these little darlings pollinate 70% of the world’s food crops, so what’s
PODCAST EPISODE 22: Matthew Waltner-Toews, Unspun Honey, Mount Gambier, Australia I love imperfections in nature, especially honey. As a natural beekeeper, I take my hat off to businesses that privilege the wellbeing of the bee over all else. That’s what
PODCAST EPISODE 21: Cedar Anderson, Flow Hive co-inventor, Byron Bay, Australia While the recording of this episode might be a little crackly in parts, I feel it represents something of the character of my next guest. Inventor, entrepreneur, bee lover,
PODCAST EPISODE 20: Ryan Moloney (AKA “Toadfish” from Neighbours), Beach Box Honey, Australia If there is a piece of fine art that sums up the experience of the Aussie suburbs like no other, it’s Neighbours. And while the soap opera
PODCAST EPISODE 18: Emily Forrest Mikschi from Embodybee, wandering the East Coast of Australia There is a quote from Eve Byers’ short documentary, BEEing Kept, where Emily Forrest Mikschi says “I don’t really think you could call me a beekeeper
The Three Days of Darkness, Beeswax Candles. Over the past few months, I am sure that most of our daily rituals have adjusted in a way we never imagined would have happened. I mean, in 2019, did you ever envisage
Thermoregulation of the Honey Bee Colony It is unsurprising that the honey bee caste system has been described as a “superorganism”. The colony itself is a highly functioning social unit, with each sub-group of bees working together in the nest
PODCAST EPISODE 17: Jill and John Richards from Nature’s Gold, Brisbane, Australia I love a good team. There is a very beautiful saying by Mother Theresa that reads, “None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can
Ben’s Sunday Night Movie Recommendation: More Than Honey (2012) Colony collapse disorder: it’s “true crime” for beekeepers. Disturbing, heartbreaking, a definite worry – this phenomenon is a mystery that plagues our thinking. A little over ten years ago now, thousands
