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…
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. …
Late summer flowering report
As of the second half of February, our bees are working many species in both northern and southern Victoria. Hives in both areas have excellent brood and good populations of bees, so that if the flowers yield nectar, there should be good honey yields. In the northern country the Grey box(Eucalyptus microcarpa) is well budded and flowering has just commenced …