Honey Gems Apiary

Honey Gems Apiary Keeper and catcher of spicy flies. Message if you see a swarm from Ipswich to Gatton and surrounds.

Did you know? Might have to try this on a family recipe for chocolate cake šŸ„®
01/01/2025

Did you know? Might have to try this on a family recipe for chocolate cake šŸ„®

The process of making frames with wax sheets/foundation. Frames come in packs (I got 20). They need to be assembled and ...
01/01/2025

The process of making frames with wax sheets/foundation.
Frames come in packs (I got 20). They need to be assembled and nailed together. I choose to wire my frames to make it easier to hold the wax in place during extracting and for the bees to make foundation around the sheets.
I make my own wax sheets out of the excess wax the bees produce! But they can be a bit dodge.
Attaching the wax sheet to the wire completes the process and I have frames ready for the bees to fully draw out and fill with honey!

Send me a message for orders!Now with Strawberry and Vanilla lip balm šŸ
28/12/2024

Send me a message for orders!
Now with Strawberry and Vanilla lip balm šŸ

Things for sale šŸ™‚ 500g squeezy is out of stock at the moment (till I go back to the shop.) Plenty of 1kg and BYO options...
16/12/2024

Things for sale šŸ™‚ 500g squeezy is out of stock at the moment (till I go back to the shop.) Plenty of 1kg and BYO options.
Honeycomb is all gone for now but Iā€™ll have more later

Honey available for Christmas presents šŸ™‚ šŸ
09/12/2024

Honey available for Christmas presents šŸ™‚ šŸ

Replaced two queens and made my Amber and Ruby hives today.That was, by far, the longest it has ever taken me to find a ...
21/09/2024

Replaced two queens and made my Amber and Ruby hives today.

That was, by far, the longest it has ever taken me to find a queenā€¦. TWICE. Ready to give up each time after an hour of searching only to hear her squeak and boom, found her.

New queens are on their way! Splits to do be done and honey to be collected. Hooray for school holidays and bees šŸ™‚Had a ...
16/09/2024

New queens are on their way! Splits to do be done and honey to be collected. Hooray for school holidays and bees šŸ™‚

Had a play with the AI generator, I nearly wet myself laughing with the offering in the commentsā€¦.

03/09/2024

Did someone tell winter it was time to go? šŸ out fanning to keep their babies nice and cool. Summer is going to be hot šŸ„µ

Tweaked the recipeā€¦ā€¦Holy heck on a heck ball! Gosh darn it I think sheā€™s cracked it!If youā€™d like to try Iā€™d love some f...
23/08/2024

Tweaked the recipeā€¦ā€¦

Holy heck on a heck ball! Gosh darn it I think sheā€™s cracked it!

If youā€™d like to try Iā€™d love some feedback. I have a few spare tubes as testers. Locals only.

Shout out to Custom Decals and Signs for my snappy looking labels :)

Apparently the lavender bar is open again!
11/08/2024

Apparently the lavender bar is open again!

Been quiet, life is busy but the bees keep on buzzing šŸ™‚Changed my label to update the number of hives I now have.A littl...
15/06/2024

Been quiet, life is busy but the bees keep on buzzing šŸ™‚

Changed my label to update the number of hives I now have.

A little gift in the making for the end of the year.

10/10 do not recommend getting stung right on the ankleā€¦ like, the bone part. Holy heckā€¦Worth it though, the Polar Bear ...
11/04/2024

10/10 do not recommend getting stung right on the ankleā€¦ like, the bone part. Holy heckā€¦

Worth it though, the Polar Bear got away with the spoilsā€¦ super full of honey and the flow hive is back to needing the super after winter.

Turns out the Queen was right under my nose and I had no idea hahaha
16/12/2023

Turns out the Queen was right under my nose and I had no idea hahaha

12/12/2023

Been busy. Life and work woo! Beeā€™s are not my main income source so they have had to take a back step but itā€™s ok! They have been happily plugging away and buzzing.

They will be moving soon to a different part of the yard so Iā€™ll be on the hunt for a temporary home haha!

Native bees are doing great! Helped a friend get a wild native swarm out of her water meter. Nothing like sitting down on a hot arvo with a cold beverage waiting for bees to find their new home!

And! The slow cooker idea worked a treat! Look at how clean that wax is with minimal effort on my part!

Ready for swarm season, I caught these two beesā€¦
02/09/2023

Ready for swarm season, I caught these two beesā€¦

Bring on Spring! Girls in the super have built out two frames so things are happening!Got stung today šŸ˜ž so did Mr 5. Tha...
20/08/2023

Bring on Spring! Girls in the super have built out two frames so things are happening!

Got stung today šŸ˜ž so did Mr 5. That was entertainingā€¦. But drone shots were cool!

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First harvest. Ended up getting a bucket. Iā€™ve only been waiting some four years to get this to happen! #flowhive #bees #beekeeping @flowhive

Itā€™s happening! Itā€™s happening! Nobody panic. Everyone remain calm. We have capping! #flowhive #beekeeping #bees

Doesnā€™t get much fresher than this. @sol.life.with.lauren - fresh for your mum :) #honey #beekeeping #honeycomb #bees

Bees adding honey into the @flowhive frames ā˜ŗļø šŸ #bee #beekeepers

Love watching the teamwork to get the temperature down in the hive. #bees #beekeeping @flowhive

Did someone tell winter it was time to go? šŸ out fanning to keep their babies nice and cool. Summer is going to be hot šŸ„µ

The Hard Solo šŸ hive are growing quickly! #stinglessbees #watermeter #friendswithbees

Solar wax melter / repurposing old into useful.

Been busy. Life and work woo! Beeā€™s are not my main income source so they have had to take a back step but itā€™s ok! They have been happily plugging away and buzzing. They will be moving soon to a different part of the yard so Iā€™ll be on the hunt for a temporary home haha! Native bees are doing great! Helped a friend get a wild native swarm out of her water meter. Nothing like sitting down on a hot arvo with a cold beverage waiting for bees to find their new home! And! The slow cooker idea worked a treat! Look at how clean that wax is with minimal effort on my part!

Thank you past me for planting plenty of winter flowering plantsā€¦..

The highway is a bit blocked upā€¦..

Cleaning the wax I got my jar and a half of honey from (plus other bits of collected over the last while.) The black muck in the middle is from brood cappings. Every time a baby bee hatches it leaves a little shell in the hole. Once melted, the wax flows out and I can throw away the muck and debris.

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