Birribi Honey

22/03/2025

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01/12/2022

ALDI Australia , BIG W and Bunnings Warehouse Australia and other corporations have caught the bee buzz and are selling insect hotels for Christmas.

For the general public to be spending more time in their garden, often as a family, looking at what invertebrates live there, and to be interested in providing habitat for native bees, or even being aware of them, this is a positive big step. However, according to native bee scientist native Kit Prendergast, who has been researching bee hotels, most of these store-bought bee hotel designs are terrible and can do more harm than good.

“They are too shallow, the holes too large, they use poor materials, and have useless compartments. There is also a risk that imported wood has been fumigated with insecticides. They could be at best not be used by bees, or at worse represent death traps for any bees that do use them.”

To learn what makes a good hotel, how to make one, and other evidence-based information on native bees and how we can help them, you can refer to Creating a Haven for Native Bees , a book by native bee scientist Kit Prendergast.

It can be purchased by emailing

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23/11/2022

Attending inspections in beautiful gardens is the best!

11/11/2022

Still the best part of moving hives,

27/09/2022

Swarm season well into swing. This was an unusual swarm that started building their hive on a tree branch in under week.

17/09/2022

Spring has sprung. The Clover is in abundance and bees are all over it. Another friendly reminder not to poison flowering weeds. 🐝🐝🐝

04/09/2022

My office this morning. 😍🐝🐝🐝

31/08/2022

Hello Spring!!!

05/07/2022

It’s a creamed honey kinda day. 🍯

26/05/2022

If you haven't tried this Creamed Honey ... you are missing out!

This is 100% Raw Gold Coast Honey, proudly harvested by the locals at Birribi Honey and delicately spun to provide a beautiful silky smooth textured, drip free spreadable Creamed Honey.

Great on Toast, as a sweetener in drinks and smoothies or in your favourite recipe!

Available for Home Delivery or Pick Up from the Carrara Markets for just $9 a tub!

11/05/2022

01/05/2022

Cotton anyone? Sometimes we are close enough to enjoy the simplethings.