Gagarra Honey

22/05/2023

Nice day for beekeeping!

03/02/2023

Hello to all our loyal page followers over the last 8 years, we are proud to say we are back in action. It has been such a long road, not always easy.

We will start posting more and keep you informed of our progress as we grow.

We are working on a new website.
You can call Bruce and Myself (vikki)
on 0492 460 415 if you would like to start purchasing honey.

We welcome you on our journey.

This picture is my beautiful grandson all of 5 years, helping poppy on the bee hives. Looking for the queen bee...

26/08/2018

Look at these cartoon bees by a talented artist..

29/05/2018

CCD, pollination and chemicals...

You’ve probably heard for years that bees are in dire straights. Which is true…but it’s probably not the bees you’re thinking of. We talk to a bee researcher...

04/11/2017

We operated out of the original business address for 12 months before we had to remove the equipment from the building and build our own extraction plant. So, here is our story!

28/08/2017

17/05/2017

Hi everyone following, it has been an eventful year for us as we build the new extraction room. Unfortunately, this has blown out a bit and we will be online in abouts 12 months, due to lack of funding. I am keeping the bees going, but am unable to extract. I am working in the mine at Cape Flattery and from here funding the project.
I can't wait for the day I can dedicate myself to producing honey, like the times when we still had an extraction room, prior to removing the equipment from the old Tumoulin School Building. We hope you all stick around to see the pics as they are added and enjoy the journey with us...
God bless from Bruce Vik and kids...

10/10/2016

The queen bee- see her with the longer body, as bees are busy with new brood. A wonderful sight to see.

30/09/2016

New comb, busy bees in the rainforest. Sasparella in full bloom.

09/09/2016

This product kills Bees and has contaminated 75% of the worlds honey. sold by Yates at Bunnings and Woolworths contains the insecticides and . These insecticides are all currently registered for use in Australia on a range of pests and crops by farmers, growers and home gardeners. While methiocarb is a carbamate insecticide, the other chemicals all belong to a class called neonicotinoids, which are based on the ni****ne molecule. Neonicotinoids are systemic nerve poisons and kill insects on contact or ingestion. Exposure to sub-lethal doses causes behavioural disturbances and disorientation, which is ultimately fatal for beehives. The US Environment Protection Agency’s fact sheet on clothianidin, says the pesticide is highly toxic to foraging honeybees and other pollinators, and there is a risk from chronic exposure because the systemic poison finds its way into the nectar and pollen of treated plants. Dr Simon Cubit, Public Affairs spokesman for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), confirmed there are two clothianidin products registered in Australia which are likely to come into contact with bees, unfortunately these commonly sold products are not adequately labelled. Clothianidin is registered for use on cotton, bananas, apples, pears, peaches and nectarines to treat a range of pests. The French government banned imidacloprid, Bayer CropScience’s top selling insecticide as a seed treatment for sunflowers in 1999, and for corn in 2004, because of its clear link with mass bee deaths.French regulators recently rejected an application to register clothianidin and have also banned fipronil for its role in killing bees. Australian regulators must do whatever they can to protect bees as they provide an irreplaceable pollination role in our food production. Without bees we would likely not survive ourselves.Being systemic these poisons end up within the plant permanent our skin. If they are killing bees they are also killing us slowly . Through organic farming methods permaculture there are infinite solutions that involve wisdom and diversity. Bayer has huge lobbying capabilities. We are risking life by using neonicotinoids. Stop buying this poison.
Sharing will save the bees.

Photo kiwimana

Labelling petition
https://goo.gl/VaAm3I

27/07/2016

After a hot day, some honeybees become living water tanks – they store water in their gut in anticipation of demand from their sisters

20/07/2016

The Act provides comprehensive biosecurity measures to safeguard our economy, agricultural and tourism industries, environment and way of life.