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Teaching Innovation: Bee School For 7yr Olds
Over the past few weeks we have been working with Robyn Cairns to develop ”Bee School for Seven Year Olds”. The lessons were an innovation of Robyn Cairns who is a environmental science...
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Autumn beekeeping: tucking in for winter
It’s getting cold in many parts of Australia and that triggers autumn beekeeping chores. We have been busy over the past few weeks preparing our hives for the winter. Winter can be treacherous for...
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Farmers Market – April 27 2013
Our morning at Capital Region Farmers Market is a highlight of our week. It’s a joy to talk with so many people about Australian honey, bees and beekeeping. These are few of the highlights from today....
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Bee Vandalism in Australia
When this happens in our beekeeping world it leaves us speechless. While the rest of the world fights to save bees some people in Australia think this is OK. Why do people do this to bees? We found...
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Making Truffle Honey
We were delighted in late June when we arrived at the Capital Region Farmers Market to find Terra Petra Truffles from Braidwood set up beside our stall. Terra Petra Truffles setting up their stall...
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Beekeepers Go West – Beekeeping In The Australian Outback
Our family has been “heading west” for decades. We started “going out west” in the 1970’s when severe drought gripped most of Australia. The outback was the place to be during the long drought because...
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Farmers Market Buzz – August 3 2013
We always enjoy our mornings at Capital Region Farmers Market, but this week there was a special buzz about the market. We’re not sure what it was, but it was a lot of fun. Maybe it was the warmer...
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Time to join the dots about Aussie bees
Time Magazine has had bees on its front cover this past week, with a story by Bryan Walsh. Australian Lateline also had a story about the bee crisis in America, and our third and fourth generation was...
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Surviving the worst honey season
Most of you probably know, it’s been an incredibly difficult season for most beekeepers and Australia has experienced one the worst “honey seasons” in living memory. The resulting honey shortage and...
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The Inaugural National Feast
It was an honour to attend the Inaugural National Feast on 21 June 2015 and to see Australian honey as the centrepiece of a new celebration of Australian produce. Their Excellencies the Honourable...
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