Going that Extra Mile: Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey I love honey with a little extra punch. Honey that heals, honey that fixes a cold, honey that soothes, honey that fights off baddies. But what is it that gives some honey superpowers,
Bee Smarts: The Concept of Zero There are some concepts that seem simple, but if we really think about them, are actually incredibly abstract. These concepts can be difficult for humans to understand, let alone animals. One of these ideas
Bee Smarts: Life-Saving Indecision Needless to say, bees are smart creatures. It’s been a little while since we reflected on the very special physiological aspects of the honey bee, and with research happening in apiary around the clock, it’s important
Bee Love: Winter Self-Care Rituals Winter in Melbourne—we’re all talking about it and feeling its wrath. This year has been a particularly cold season: with nights hitting freezing temperatures, ice covering car windows in the morning, and snow in Queensland
Vacancy at the Bee Hotel I still remember the first time I saw a bee hotel. Perhaps the cutest home around, it looked like a fairy or doll’s house with a peaked roof and the most carefully arranged and packed
Wild and Wonderful: Native Bees in Australia It goes without saying, I love bees of all shapes and sizes. And although it’s beyond amazingl that honey bees have entered the popular consciousness and people are starting to understand how absolutely
Australian Honey’s Unique Signature Since the uncovering of fake, counterfeit and adulterated honey recipes by large corporations in Australia, the question of authenticity has been more important than ever in local apiculture. I have spent a lot of time talking
To Waggle or Not to Waggle? The honey bee has many tricks up its sleeve, but the bee or waggle dance, is, in my opinion, its most entertaining performance. The waggle dance is an ethological term that describes the real-life
Food: A Spiritual Exchange What is spirituality in this day and age? Some people find it in religion, but it can also be found in so many other places, people, ideas, activities. For me, spirituality comes from the things I
Bees Say No to Climate Change Ever since bees started to disappear en masse from their hives, beekeepers have understood that the environment is in a state of shock. Colony collapse disorder is, to this day, a mysterious phenomenon, but
