Bees – much more than mere bugs!
Bees – much more than mere bugs! For me the fascination all started at a young age. I would watch these buzzing invertebrates cruise from…
Bees – much more than mere bugs! For me the fascination all started at a young age. I would watch these buzzing invertebrates cruise from…
Honeys come in all sorts of varieties, colours and tastes. So how is honey actually classified?
Bee pollen is a natural superfood harvested from our native flora and has gained significant attention for its potential health benefits. Let’s explore what makes Australian bee pollen special and how it may improve your well-being.
The Benefits of Raw Honey. For thousands of years, natural honey has traditionally been used in many cultures to treat a variety of common ailments….
Early Apiculture. Keeping bees in history. For early mankind, sweet foods were limited to fruits and berries, with one important exception. Rock paintings dating back…
Apiophobia – the fear of bees. The English word phobia is derived from the Greek phobos, meaning fear, and can be defined as ‘a persistent…
The European wasp is an aggressive coloniser, with their spread often accidentally aided by human activity. Find out some interesting facts about European wasps.
European Wasps were first discovered in Melbourne in 1977 after being introduced from Tasmania around 1959. They rapidly reproduced due to favourable climatic conditions, and have developed into a troublesome pest.
Bee stings can be painful, but the good news is that they cause very few fatalities. In fact, you are nearly twice as likely to be killed by a shark or lightning strike than by bee stings.