Jonbees Honey

06/01/2024

So nearly a year since I updated this page! I did spend much of the year away from Townsville.

Our hives are still doing well, we have plenty of honey, honeycomb and beeswax available.

This pic, bees set up in a whirlybird vent.

01/02/2022

Got a bit behind on checking some hives

27/03/2021

It's been a while since we've posted anything but still going strong with working beehives, extracting honey, mentoring newbees, prepping and selling hives, participating in beekeeping workshops and volunteering in the bee club events. Phew.

11/07/2020

Bees working hard even though winter.. this is brood, normally reduced in winter

09/07/2020

Weird winter weather.. still pulling plenty of honey off some hives but others doing nothing.

09/05/2020

Thanks Luke!! Was so great to see you! 🐝

28/01/2020

05/10/2019

have lots of honey ready to go, as well as honeycomb and beeswax blocks.

08/05/2019

Jonbees bee-ing very busy lately. Checking hives which have been unattended while we've been away.

Rendering lots of wax ready for selling and making our own beeswax wraps.

Bottling honey for all our lovely customers.

Attending Bee Club events and meetings.

Presenting to local groups from preschoolers through to retirees, garden clubs, veterinary students and others.

Phew. Time for a break.

03/03/2019

Pollen provides protein in the bee diet. In a shortage of good high protein pollen bees will also cannibilise their own eggs and larvae. Finally, never letting a chance go by, they will feed on an accidentally killed bee.

This clip shows some workers checking out one of many drones that we squashed, and they ain't exactly mourning his passing.

20/02/2019

We've been flat out lately, checking the bees since the rain stopped. They have been going gangbusters producing lots of honey.

Only one hive was partly submerged in floodwaters and others had water all around.

The hot clear weather following the rain has triggered swarming around town too.

31/10/2018

Back to school 🏫 🐝 Getting interviewed by the wonderful children at the beautiful Hermit Park State School. We have hives here, too!

26/10/2018

We love going over and above to help share everything we have learned in our (nearly ten!) years of beekeeping. In this latest edition, we demonstrate what NOT to do when melting wax. The lengths we go to sometimes for our passion are endless! AND our lovely polished floors are now treated with beeswax at no extra cost!
So - here it is:
1. Once you've put your wax in a saucepan, DON'T put the flame on medium-high heat. KEEP IT LOW.
2. Once you have lit the flame. DON'T WALK AWAY and go and do something else. Outside. In the bee shed.

That's it folks. Stand by for your next lesson, 'Ways to clean up beeswax explosions in your kitchen' (hint: pour a shot of whiskey first). 😮

18/09/2018

We're back.

06/08/2018

Jonbees Honey are on holiday! For all orders, please email and we will sort you out when we are back on deck next month. See you then :D

02/08/2018