Fish Hoek Farms

Fish Hoek Farms Fish Hoek Farms is a local business all about brewing, growing, harvesting, extracting and sowing.

We offer great services and educational workshops in Cape Town. Our online shop is open 24/7 and all our products are tested by one of our farmers.

23/01/2025

We had rain yesterday and today (about 8mm) and had to reschedule our plans. So we processed the capping wax from last ...
15/01/2025

We had rain yesterday and today (about 8mm) and had to reschedule our plans. So we processed the capping wax from last weeks harvest, rewired and fitted full wax sheets to frames that needed repair.

It was a pleasure working in the workshop watching the rain. But we won't lie, rendering wax and working on frames is always a very messy job!

Last week was a jam packed first week - harvested some stunning raw honey for clients and met new clients. Looking forw...
13/01/2025

Last week was a jam packed first week - harvested some stunning raw honey for clients and met new clients. Looking forward to the start of 2025 and the bee adventures it holds.

The fish pond 's lilies are flowering for the first time since we put it in last year for our bees in the secret garden....
06/01/2025

The fish pond 's lilies are flowering for the first time since we put it in last year for our bees in the secret garden. So lovely to see and the bees use the leaves to land on and drink from.

30/12/2024
Funny how the start of the December holidays only feels real once we have all sat together to decorate the Christmas tre...
22/12/2024

Funny how the start of the December holidays only feels real once we have all sat together to decorate the Christmas tree?

Each decoration has a story, which is shared, even though we have told it every year.

We hope you and your families get some time to just take a moment.

♡
The Van der Merwe's
Fish Hoek Farms

14/12/2024
Hidden away in an office wall - oh the secret life of bees ♡
28/11/2024

Hidden away in an office wall - oh the secret life of bees ♡

In October we attended a Mead Making workshop hosted by the WCBA at Elsenberg, presented by Ian and Ernst Thompson and H...
23/11/2024

In October we attended a Mead Making workshop hosted by the WCBA at Elsenberg, presented by Ian and Ernst Thompson and Hamish Gerbers.

We made three varieties - Buchu, Lemongrass and Cinnamon - base flavour fruit is Blood orange. With the expert guidance of our presenters on the WCBA Mead Making whatsapp group we now patiently have reached the stage where we have to wait another 3 to 6 months before we can taste our Mead...

So much appreciation for - Katarina's gluten free recipes just always work - yes always!
20/11/2024

So much appreciation for - Katarina's gluten free recipes just always work - yes always!

16/11/2024

Beautiful light Spring honey harvested for a client this week.
15/11/2024

Beautiful light Spring honey harvested for a client this week.

Lots of seed sowing experiments happened at the end of August. The results are quite inspiring.
28/10/2024

Lots of seed sowing experiments happened at the end of August. The results are quite inspiring.

As the day starts to cool down - the smell of Citrus blossoms and perennial Basil are floating in the breeze. What is y...
22/10/2024

As the day starts to cool down - the smell of Citrus blossoms and perennial Basil are floating in the breeze. What is your favourite Spring time scents?

We love working at our "Maria of the Mountain" apiary - especially with such lovely company .dejongh Wish you could smel...
16/10/2024

We love working at our "Maria of the Mountain" apiary - especially with such lovely company .dejongh

Wish you could smell the flowers and taste the fragrant dark honey.

After a very extended winter, we were excited to be able to give the queen more space in the brood box and add supers. If all goes well, we hope to harvest a small batch of raw honey in December.



Exploring the Elgin Valley, Grabouw - seeing the hard work our bees do for us and the passion the farmers have for the l...
13/10/2024

Exploring the Elgin Valley, Grabouw - seeing the hard work our bees do for us and the passion the farmers have for the land and the work the bees do.

Love finding surprises in the garden! Sparaxis tricolor (Wand flower)
25/09/2024

Love finding surprises in the garden! Sparaxis tricolor (Wand flower)

Address

33 Elgin Circle
Fish Hoek
7975

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 18:00
Thursday 08:00 - 18:00
Friday 08:00 - 18:00

Telephone

+27832903686

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The second bee forage species that we have grown for our bees: Searsia lucida, previously known as Rhus lucida, and commonly known as the varnished kuni-rhus (English) or blinktaaibos (Afrikaans) (Wikipedia). It is a valuable bee forage species for us, because each bush flowers seperately, so it flowers for a very long time, during a time of the year when high winds and soaring temperatures prevents bees from foraging far from their apiary. It is also indigenous, which is another check for us! #fishhoekfarms #beeforage #fynbos #urbanbeekeeping #lovefishhoek #fishhoekcapetown #rawhoney

We have planted more than 30 species of plants that provide forage for our bees and other pollinators. Before bringing in any colonies into your garden, knowing how many other apiaries there are and doing a proper check of the annual forage available - is key to ensure balance. The video shows the bees foraging on Vachellia karroo, (synonym Acacia karroo) commonly known as the sweet thorn, common acacia, Karoo thorn, Cape gum or cockspur thorn, is a species of Vachellia, in the Mimosa sub-family (Mimosoideae) of the Fabaceae or pea family, which is native to southern Africa from southern Angola east to Mozambique, and south to South Africa (Wikipedia). #fishhoekfarms #rawhoney #beeforage #fishhoekcapetown

Thank you 2024 - Hallo 2025 #fishhoekfarms #urbanbeekeeping #rawhoney #beeforage

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

Scouts visiting catchboxes that were going to be used for removals....A record year for swarms moving in on the farm - if these ladies move in we will be on 7 new swarms. How do we prepare empty boxes? 1. We just sweep debris out, 2. Lightly burn the sides and bottom with a blowtorch and 3. Lastly heat a little beeswax and propolis and paint lightly inside. If the box was used for a removal, we just repeat step 1 and 2, once we have rehomed the girls. Because the beeswax and propolis application will still be good. #fishhoekfarms #mustlovebees #beeswarm #beeremoval #beekeepingcapetown #beekeepersofinstagram #beesofinstagram #lovefishhoek #beeforage #beekeeperslife #registeredbeekeeper #fishhoekcapetown

Late afternoon free ranging... #fishhoekfarms #mustlovechickens #freerangechickens #fresheggsdaily #lohmannbrown #bufforpington #potchefstroomkoekoek #farmlife #farmgarden

It's all about the yellow - these wild mustard flowers are an important source of pollen for our Cape Honeybee. But why do bees collect pollen? Bees feed on and require both nectar and pollen. The nectar is for energy and the pollen provides protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used by bees as larvae food, but bees also transfer it from plant-to-plant, providing the pollination services needed by plants and nature as a whole. In South Africa, a third of our food crops require pollination services. We need to appreciate the important role pollinators play and the food we get to eat because of the work they do. We are all connected. #fishhoekfarms #beeforage #apismelliferacapensis #pollen

Our Cape Honeybees (Apis mellifera capensis) enjoying some late afternoon foraging on an indigenous species of Blue mountain sage (Salvia africana-caerulea). #fishhoekfarms #fynbos #beeforage #beekeeperslife #apismelliferacapensis #mustlovebees #fishhoekcapetown

The winter weather is something else. Regardless of the weather - the show must go on. #fishhoekfarms #farmlife #mustlovechickens #bufforpington #chickensofinstagram #fishhoekcapetown #winterrain

Our first swarm of the season just arrived - Welcome to the farm queen Elgin. #fishhoekfarms #fishhoekcapetown #mustlovebees #beekeepersofinstagram #beekeepingcapetown #ladybeekeeper #beesofinstagram #lovefishhoek

This time of year foraging fresh wheat grass and sorrel for our flock, is just such a blessing. #fishhoekfarms #mustlovechickens #foragedfood #chickensofinstagram #freerangeeggs #fresheggsdaily

Over 100mm of rain measured forJuly 2024... #fishhoekfarms #winterrain #capeofstorms

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