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Myth-busting bees! Bees – and particularly honey bees – have featured in the folklore of just about every human culture since ancient times. From the…

Did you know, bees have been in space before? Find out what happened when bees were taken into zero gravity situations.

Monofloral Honeys Part 6: the Remarkable Rata. New Zealand is famed for producing perhaps the world’s best known monofloral honey, manuka honey, which is prized…

Bees and Eucalypts Part 1: An Iconic Aussie. Eucalypts are perhaps the defining characteristic of the Australian landscape. An ever-present and immediately recognisable cornerstone of…

Lighting the Way with Beeswax Candles The first candles were made of tallow and were manufactured by the Romans around 500 BC. Beeswax versions appeared…

Monofloral Honeys Part 5: Nutty Honey. Australia’s unique endemic vegetation has given rise to a diverse array of highly regarded monofloral honeys, but strangely there…

Housel Positioning; a matter of perspective. The concept of Housel Positioning first seems to have surfaced in a lecture given by Dee Lusby in 2002…

Monofloral Honeys Part 4: the Wonder of Western Australia. Monofloral honeys from around the globe are in great demand from consumers, as each has its…