Tag Archives: honey

Wins Creek Honey at Capital Region Farmers Market

You can now buy Win’s Creek honey at the Capital Region Farmers Market, Site 163 Saturday mornings, 7:00 to 11:00 am.  For information on the markets see their website link as follows: http://www.capitalregionfarmersmarket.com.au/information.html.  

Beekeeping in New York City!

  Beekeeping is taking off in the United States, in the unlikely setting of congested New York, after the lifting of a decade-long ban. It’s helping to tackle the collapse of bee colonies across the country in recent years, which … Continue reading →

Mead making

You asked for it! Rosanne’s mead making tips We had some visitors one day, a while back. John and Jenny from Sydney. They came to lunch. It was a casual affair and they brought a bottle of white wine which … Continue reading →

Melomel

1 kg. honey 5 litres water 700 g. sugar 100 g. raisins, chopped 1 kg cooking apples juice of l lemon nutrient yeast Boil the honey and water for 15 minutes, skimming off any scum that forms on top. Pour … Continue reading →

Letter to the bees

The Honey Harvestby Rosanne Hood Dear bees I simply must tell you that I was extremely impressed with your efforts in the summer of 1999/2000. You all worked exceptionally well. I never expected the staggering amount of honey you gave … Continue reading →

Extracting honey – with no help from feral bees

Summer is the season to extract honey from the bees. Preferably, it will be a nice, sunny day with no wind. It must be hot, at least 28°, to ensure maximum honey liquidity. We didn’t seem to have many days … Continue reading →