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Home About Us Thursday, 11 March 2010
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About UsAs second generation beekeepers, we at aim to offer a unique experience within the delicious and fascinating world of honey and honeybees, as well as share the amazing health benefits of honey and other honeybee products, while also presenting a unique range of handmade Tasmanian products. Those of you who visited our shop in Legana, (we closed due to personal reasons), you would know how many lovely handmade Tasmanian products we managed to gather from all around the state.  We feel dedicated in supporting the area's local producers and artists, who maintain an extremely high degree of quality in their unique products.

offers a selection of natural Tasmanian honey from the major producers in both the north and south of the island. (Most of these are family beekeeping operations, dedicated to environmentally sound beekeeping and protecting Tasmanian's pristine surroundings.)  Sample the marvelously subtle and complex flavours found in different honey varieties, such as leatherwood honey from the Tarkine wilderness region, Tasmanian manuka honey from the pristine west coastline, Prickly Box honey- a taste sensation, or creamed Tasmanian wildflower honey from the button grass plains which surround Lake Pedder! We even sell fresh honeycomb, staight from the hive!


You can also learn about the health benefits of honey (not only can honey cure a cold, heal a wound, sooth a stomach, give an instant energy boost, and is 100% fat-free-- it can also play a role in the prevention of cancer as well as heart disease, because of its antioxidant properties), and honey bee products (we carry a selection of Australian bee pollen, royal jelly and propolis products)-- after all, humans have been enjoying the benefits of honey and honeybees for thousands of years! Because of its pristine environment, Tasmania produces some of the purest honey in the world. At all of the honey we sell is 100% natural (with no preservatives or additives), and has not been exposed to heat over the 42 degrees, thus ensuring its full range of health benefits and natural and aroma.

 

Those of you searching for unique gifts to give to that special person in your life, this is the shop for you.  Why not send a new variety of honey to somone you know who loves the nectar of the gods!  The honey pots would brighten any kitchen table, the beaded honeybee pins make you smile, the coloured mobile will delight your baby, the Gardeners hand-balm sooths those hard working hands, and after one taste, the Panforte will rise to the top of your Christmas list! 
At we hope to enlighten young and old about the secret lives of honey bees. Learn about the circle dance, how much honey a single bee makes in its lifetime, even how organised ancient Egyptians were regarding honey. You can even watch real beekeepers working on bees in Tasmania's unspoilt wilderness.


Why not share some silly bee jokes with your friends and family!


Honey bees are under threat the world over. Australia is currently the only country in the world that does not have the biggest two threats to the to honey bees, the varroa mite and the CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder).

We can help you with a lovely dinner for that special person.  Imagine lighting a few of our sweet-smelling beeswax candles and serving that speical Tasmanian Leatherwood honey-baked ham, along with a slice or two of Greek baklava!


If you would like to find out more about the plight of Tasmanian Beekeepers and the Leatherwood forests, (you could even make a donation to help the plight), please check out the following link:

 

 

For any further information about us or our products, please feel free to contact us-  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Peter Waddle

Bee Happy, Bee Healthy!