PODCAST EPISODE 32: Summer Catch Up with Ben Moore (Me!), Ben’s Bees, Australia The hangover of months of isolation and curfews and mask wearing and zooming still hasn’t subsided for me. Like any decent hangover, it’s lingering – part headache,
PODCAST EPISODE 31: Daniel Curless, Curless Aussie Apiaries, Lockyer Valley, Queensland. In a remarkable initiation into beekeeping, Queensland-based beekeeper Daniel Curless obtained his first ever hives in an unusual circumstance: “My first hives were found abandoned in a dry creek
PODCAST EPISODE 30: Peter Gatehouse from Hill Top Hives, South Gippsland, Australia It’s quite uncanny, but there are many remarkable stories of transformation that centre on bees. It seems to me that bees often enter someone’s life and a change
PODCAST EPISODE 29: Ian Steppler, co-owner of Steppler Farms and founder of ‘A Canadian Beekeeper’s Blog’ YouTube channel, Canada In the past year, I have grown to appreciate the internet as a tool of knowledge, of skill sharing, of learning
Beeswax Wraps Part 2: A Perfect, Eco-friendly Product. Consider a product that is environmentally friendly, 100% natural, biodegradable, sustainable, easy to use and capable of significantly reducing pollution. In addition, it provides health benefits and keeps food fresh naturally, while
Beeswax Wraps Part 1: The Problem with Plastic. It has been estimated that the average Australian family disposes of more than 60 kilograms of plastic waste every year. The grim reality is confirmed by Government statistics: in the 2018-2019 financial
PODCAST EPISODE 28: Sanjay Kafle from Mad Honey, Nepal As we farewell what has been a completely life-changing year, I am starting to dream again. These final days of 2020 have me envisioning new horizons and perspectives – they remind
The Barberini Bees. Originally from the small Tuscan town of Barberino Val d’Elsa, the Barberini family moved to the regional metropolis of Florence in the early 11th century. They grew prosperous as wool, grain and textile merchants, but later came
PODCAST EPISODE 27: Michael Haddad from Sparkke Natural Brewery, Adelaide. As the summer starts to slowly warm up in Melbourne, and Christmas bells are ringing after a very long year of challenges, people across Australia (and the world) are finding
Mad Honey Part 3: A Perilous Tradition. Legend has it that the Gurung (or Tamu) people were once a nomadic tribe that crossed Tibet before settling in Nepal in the 6th century AD. Today, more than half a million ethnic
