This season is shaping up to be similar to last in that there do not seem to be many prospects for eucalyptus trees flowering. Grey box ( Eucalyptus microcarpa ) is not showing any new growth at this stage and if this doesn’t change soon there will not be honey from one of our main sources. Red Ironbark ( Eucalyptus …
Yellow Gum is flowering
Yellow Gum ( Eucalyptus leucoxylon) is flowering in the northern country of Victoria. Our hives are in those forests to hopefully gather some honey from this species. The main factor which needs to change is that the weather needs to warm up and allow the bees to fly. Bees are cold blooded and can’t fly unless it is warm enough …
Medicinal Properties of Australian Honeys
A few news articles in the Age, SMH, ABC, and SBS (and a channel 7 news video) about medicinal properties of Australian honeys – worth a read… and the journal article for those who want to read the underpinning science behind the age article…
Upgraded website launched
We are in the process of launching our new upgraded website which includes a mobile friendly template. Apologies if you find any broken links or other problems! In the near future, we will be releasing a proper online shop – once we have resolved the shipping rules and online payment systems. Keep your eyes open for it in the menu!
Where to buy the new Flow Hive
We have received many inquiries about how to buy the Flow hive. Vichoney does not sell the Flow Hive. You can buy the Flow hive by going to www.honeyflow.com
Our wintering bees
Our bees have gone into this winter in excellent condition. Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis), Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus ovata) and Mountain Grey Gum (Eucalyptus cypellocarpa) all flowered profusely in the autumn and the bees had access to copious high quality pollen which gave them plenty of protein to produce winter bees and to keep their bodies in peak condition. Hives have …
Patersons Curse honey.
An article has been published in the daily papers today which describes Australian supermarket honeys as being blended with Patersons curse honey that is harmful to people’s health. It is true that this did occur in the past and is an unfortunate thing that the big companies do to produce a honey that is uniform in colour and what they …
The new Flow hive
We have all seen the great new invention called the Flow hive which allows honey to be harvested through tubes into a container without opening the hive and disrupting the bees. This is an innovative and brilliant new addition to apiculture and will make it a lot easier for beekeepers to extract honey without having to buy expensive extracting equipment. …
Yellow Box honey harvest
We have just harvested Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) honey from our beehives in the Northern Country of Victoria. The hives are in excellent condition with large populations of bees and the Red Stringybark has just started flowering which should result in good pollen for brood rearing and the possibility of a good quality honey. We are hoping that the hives …
New honey harvest
Our bees have produced a variety of honeys so far this season. We have just harvested beautiful,rich, creamy tasting Yellow Box honey (Eucalyptus melliodora) from our hives in the Box-Ironbark forests in the northern country of Victoria. We have pure, clear Clover honey from West Gippsland which is a subtle boutique honey which we rarely get. Clear, dense sweet tasting …