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Local raw honey production from back yard bees in Forest Hill, Box Hill South, Burwood, Glen Waverley, Blackburn South, Vermont, Mount Waverley, Blackburn North and surrounding areas.

And it's a wrap! Today was our first time in the market space, and our little stand at the Spring Launch was a resoundi...
24/08/2024

And it's a wrap! Today was our first time in the market space, and our little stand at the Spring Launch was a resounding success. So many curious people who loved to look at the bees and taste the different honeys - Blackburn, Forest Hill and the creamed honey 🍯 were firm favourites - and our backyard eggs 🥚🐔🥚 were also quick to go.

A big thanks to my youngest daughter who not only handled all the cash sales, but sold a number of her home-crafted crocheted queen bees! 🐝👑🐝 Extra pocket money for her! (Of course now I also need to pay her weekend penalty rates...)

This Saturday in Blackburn South will be having their Spring Launch! We're expecting a 22° day, so it should be gloriou...
21/08/2024

This Saturday in Blackburn South will be having their Spring Launch! We're expecting a 22° day, so it should be glorious.

There will be face painting, a butterfly enclosure 🦋, mini golf ⛳, food demos, kids and adults DIY... and we'll be bringing some bees and honey along too! 🐝🍯🐝

It's all happening between 11 and 3, make sure you say hi!

What do you give a beekeeper on their birthday? A crocheted queen bee of course! A big thanks to my youngest daughter fo...
18/08/2024

What do you give a beekeeper on their birthday? A crocheted queen bee of course! A big thanks to my youngest daughter for putting a smile on my dial - such a clever kid!😊

Looking for local honey? If you're in make sure you check out on Eley Rd!Mattia and his team have been using our hone...
18/08/2024

Looking for local honey? If you're in make sure you check out on Eley Rd!

Mattia and his team have been using our honey for a few years now, and it goes into their croissants, the shortbread in their tarts, some of the biscuits and even a little bit in their spelt bread - yum!

Get on down and say hi to his team - supporting local businesses!

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If you're in Forest Hill, Vermont or Vermont South, check out Top Fruit Fruits at - now with a barrel full of local hon...
30/07/2024

If you're in Forest Hill, Vermont or Vermont South, check out Top Fruit Fruits at - now with a barrel full of local honey!

It's all raw, and super local - our Forest Hill honey is harvested less than 400 metres from the shop - talk about low food miles!

Introducing our brand new honey collection box!We've decided to extend the life of some of our old hive boxes by upcycli...
27/07/2024

Introducing our brand new honey collection box!

We've decided to extend the life of some of our old hive boxes by upcycling them to make an easy-to-access pickup zone for our customers to collect their orders - just lift the lid!

Every now and then, a customer gives us a gift of appreciation - sometimes fruit or fresh veggies, plants for the garden...
01/07/2024

Every now and then, a customer gives us a gift of appreciation - sometimes fruit or fresh veggies, plants for the garden, jam, lemon butter, even some cool beard oil (thx !)

Tonight a regular customer picked up some creamed honey and to my surprise there was some freshly baked ginger bread men from left in its place - yum!

It's so lovely to receive these gifts, as we still get a buzz from each and every sale - knowing that people love our honey is a wonderful feeling, but getting a gift as well? That's next level. 🙌🙏

Now that school holidays is here, I'm pretty sure I know what movie night snacks are going to be served tonight...

On the weekend Julian bought some local from us to make his mum a Russian Honey Cake. He was pretty happy with how it ...
29/04/2024

On the weekend Julian bought some local from us to make his mum a Russian Honey Cake. He was pretty happy with how it turned out - we think it looks amazing! Fingers crossed his mum loved it too 🤞

Looks like something we'll definitely have to try! 🍰 https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/277220/russian-honey-cake/

It's great to be stocked at once more! They've been our local source of fresh fruit and veggies since I was a kid, and...
23/04/2024

It's great to be stocked at once more! They've been our local source of fresh fruit and veggies since I was a kid, and it's great to see our honey on their shelves 😍

And with honey from our main apiary only 400 metres away, you can't get lower food miles.than that!

Proud hive-host Zofia has the most amazing garden, and she even has a productive avocado tree, right next to one of our ...
22/04/2024

Proud hive-host Zofia has the most amazing garden, and she even has a productive avocado tree, right next to one of our hives! She was generous enough to share her bounty, I can't wait to try it with the fam 😀

Spot the bees! It's not just the leaves of rocket that are edible - the flowers are too - and our bees love getting the ...
19/04/2024

Spot the bees! It's not just the leaves of rocket that are edible - the flowers are too - and our bees love getting the pollen and nectar from these beauties.

The lazy gardener in us is happy to let rocket go to seed, it just means there will be more next season! And of course, allowing extra feed for the bees is a great bonus.


Today was the final packdowns for our hives, with five site visits, including Shelley's back yard in This photo was ta...
13/04/2024

Today was the final packdowns for our hives, with five site visits, including Shelley's back yard in

This photo was taken before the packdowns, where we removed one box from each hive, making sure to leave enough honey for the bees to feed on over winter.

These girls have done very well, producing almost 65kg per hive! And it tastes great too 😀

My eldest daughter has just started beekeeping. She's doing it wrong...And yes, they've been released, they came in with...
17/03/2024

My eldest daughter has just started beekeeping. She's doing it wrong...
And yes, they've been released, they came in with some harvested frames that are currently being processed. No unnecessary deaths here!

It's a lovely morning and the bees are out - this garden is always full of fresh produce, and it's great to see the avoc...
14/03/2024

It's a lovely morning and the bees are out - this garden is always full of fresh produce, and it's great to see the avocado doing so well!
Autumn is time for packing down hives, so we've removed the top box and will likely reduce it to two in a few weeks to allow the bees to prepare for winter.

A lovely gift from the garden of ever-amazing hive host Zofia in - there's even a gentle reminder that some more honey...
20/02/2024

A lovely gift from the garden of ever-amazing hive host Zofia in - there's even a gentle reminder that some more honey would be nice! Some cucumbers, chillies, mini black tomatoes, a Japanese pumpkin and a heap of yummy beans - dinner is sorted! (With sliced carrots, parsley and honey of course!)

A lovely part of being a beekeeper is the occasional gift hive hosts give you. Today Harry in Vermont presented me with ...
09/02/2024

A lovely part of being a beekeeper is the occasional gift hive hosts give you. Today Harry in Vermont presented me with a couple of cucumbers and squash from his veggie patch, and Lenny from Vermont gave me some home-made raspberry mead - made with their own raspberries and some of the honey from their recent hive harvest! Can't wait to try it 🙂

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It's perfect beekeeping weather, and it's great to be able to do an inspection of a few hives at lunchtime. They've been...
16/12/2023

It's perfect beekeeping weather, and it's great to be able to do an inspection of a few hives at lunchtime. They've been quite busy, with these hives giving us their second big harvest so far this season.

Hive host Harry and his family are certainly enjoying their new tenants!

We're proud to now be on the shelves of .net.au at the iconic - you can now get our while doing your mark...
08/12/2023

We're proud to now be on the shelves of .net.au at the iconic - you can now get our while doing your market shopping too!
Harvests from other other locations will be coming soon too...

Five years ago today, hive host extraordinare Carolyn made me this badge for my bee-suit. I felt like a scout earning th...
05/12/2023

Five years ago today, hive host extraordinare Carolyn made me this badge for my bee-suit. I felt like a scout earning their beekeeping badge!
Alas, it's on an old suit now, but I wore this with pride.

Huge props to for her creativity and crafting prowess 🙌

Most people are familiar with the terms "hive" or "swarm", but who knew there were so many collective terms for bees?Thi...
26/11/2023

Most people are familiar with the terms "hive" or "swarm", but who knew there were so many collective terms for bees?

This definitely tickles my inner grammar nerd! I reckon my favourite term would have to be a "charm" of bees - love it!

Walking up mum's driveway to hear a charm of bees collecting nectar from the Mexican Orange Blossom - they were loving i...
19/11/2023

Walking up mum's driveway to hear a charm of bees collecting nectar from the Mexican Orange Blossom - they were loving it!

This latest addition to the Bearded Bee family is going gangbusters, with a healthy harvest all ready to go. Harry and h...
14/11/2023

This latest addition to the Bearded Bee family is going gangbusters, with a healthy harvest all ready to go. Harry and his young family love seeing the bees complement their veggie patches and fruit trees - we can't wait to see what it tastes like!

Honey from these hives will be processed this week – get onto the wait list to avoid missing out!

https://www.thebeardedbee.com.au/product/vermont-south-honey/

It's the warmest day for some time - perfect conditions for bees to start bearding!Bees beard on the front of their hive...
10/11/2023

It's the warmest day for some time - perfect conditions for bees to start bearding!

Bees beard on the front of their hives to manage the temperature and other interior conditions of the hive - clever!

It's swarm season!Sometimes swarms don't stick around for long - I got a call at 3pm today about "some bees", and 45 min...
08/10/2023

It's swarm season!

Sometimes swarms don't stick around for long - I got a call at 3pm today about "some bees", and 45 minutes later they'd moved on.

Usually a swarm may stay on a tree for up to a few days until they find better digs - it may be a bait hive, a possum box, or a cavity in someone's wall or roof. (That's when removing bees gets really expensive!)

Bees are at their most passive when they're swarming; they're much more interested in protecting the queen and staying alive. Leave them bee, and they're harmless.

If you do see a swarm, call a local beekeeper! They'll be able to rehouse them in a bee-friendly environment.
Win!

We're honoured to have our honey showcased in the lovely - make sure you pop in for a cuppa!We made a delivery today of...
15/07/2023

We're honoured to have our honey showcased in the lovely - make sure you pop in for a cuppa!
We made a delivery today of freshly-made creamed honey - the flavours are amazing, make sure you try some!

Spotted today, this worker bee is having a well-earned breather after collecting a saddlebag-worth of pollen!
06/07/2023

Spotted today, this worker bee is having a well-earned breather after collecting a saddlebag-worth of pollen!

Check out this beautiful bee hotel art installation at The University of Melbourne! Definitely puts anything in our back...
31/03/2023

Check out this beautiful bee hotel art installation at The University of Melbourne! Definitely puts anything in our back yard to shame 🙃
Big thanks to Catherine Papadopoulos for the share!

Pretty thrilled to now be stocked at - it's great to be able to offer people honey with ridiculously low food miles - ...
22/03/2023

Pretty thrilled to now be stocked at - it's great to be able to offer people honey with ridiculously low food miles - how does 400 metres from hives to store sound? 😀🐝🍯

Also, it's a total buzz to be stocked in a store our family has shopped in for decades...


Wasps are the worst. This is the native paper wasp, and if you think getting stung by a bee is bad, then you definitely ...
18/03/2023

Wasps are the worst. This is the native paper wasp, and if you think getting stung by a bee is bad, then you definitely don't want one from one of these.
This morning I removed the nest from a suburban back yard and destroyed the wasps and nest. Hopefully that will be the last time their kids cop a sting from a wasp!

The kids openened a new bricks set, and this one is called "The Beekeeper". She seems a little... under-prepared... ...
20/02/2023

The kids openened a new bricks set, and this one is called "The Beekeeper". She seems a little... under-prepared...

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The serenity of processing honey - we double strain all our honey to make sure that any bits of wax, propolis, bees legs, etc are all removed before its added to a jar of honey. Not to worry tho, all the beneficial enzymes and bacteria of raw honey remain! Incredibly, on average a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime. So it takes 12 worker bees to produce a single teaspoon of honey! Given that we're jarring up 15kg of honey right now, that converts to around 25,000 worker bees that would have contributed to this bounty. Let's hear it for the bees!

This is a swarm of bees we rescued from the front yard of @gardens_in_miniature before the heavy rains hit. They're in (hotel) quarantine for the moment, and as you can see - they're having a buzzing good time! We won't be opening this box for a good week or so, we'll let them settle down after the drama of moving into a new house. This will give them a peaceful time to settle in and hopefully the queen will start a-laying! #swarmseason #beesforlife #backyardbeekeeping #urbanbeekeeper #swarms #bees #beefriendlygardens

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