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
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
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
Mad Honey Part 2: Small doses can induce an ’exhilarating, relaxing, invigorating euphoria mixed with a sense of calm contentedness’ or a ‘soothing sense of inebriation’, together with (reputedly) enhanced sexual performance. Consumption of larger quantities can, however, lead to
Mad Honey Part 1: The Biggest Honey Bee. This extraordinary tale has all the requisite ingredients of a Steven Spielberg blockbuster: an elusive creature whose bizarre nests jut from towering cliff faces in the roof of the world; a sweet
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
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
I would bet a small fortune that I am not the only one waking up every morning and hooking straight into my favourite local Australian newsfeed to see what the developments for COVID-19 have been overnight. Melbourne has been hit
