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Bee Blest Apiary

Locality: Scottsdale, Tasmania

Phone: +61 427 534 253

Address: 10 Ada Street 7260 Scottsdale, TAS, Australia

Website: http://beeblestapiary.com/

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25.01.2022 There was a time when almost every rural British family who kept bees followed a strange tradition. Whenever there was a death in the family, someone had to go... out to the hives and tell the bees of the terrible loss that had befallen the family. Failing to do so often resulted in further losses such as the bees leaving the hive, or not producing enough honey or even dying. Traditionally, the bees were kept abreast of not only deaths but all important family matters including births, marriages, and long absence due to journeys. If the bees were not told, all sorts of calamities were thought to happen. This peculiar custom is known as telling the bees. The practice of telling the bees may have its origins in Celtic mythology that held that bees were the link between our world and the spirit world. So if you had any message that you wished to pass to someone who was dead, all you had to do was tell the bees and they would pass along the message. The typical way to tell the bees was for the head of the household, or goodwife of the house to go out to the hives, knock gently to get the attention of the bees, and then softly murmur in a doleful tune the solemn news. Little rhymes developed over the centuries specific to a particular region. In Nottinghamshire, the wife of the dead was heard singing quietly in front of the hive, The master's dead, but don't you go; Your mistress will be a good mistress to you. In Germany, a similar couplet was heard, Little bee, our lord is dead; Leave me not in my distress. But the relationship between bees and humans goes beyond superstition. It’s a fact, that bees help humans survive. 70 of the top 100 crop species that feed 90% of the human population rely on bees for pollination. Without them, these plants would cease to exist and with it all animals that eat those plants. This can have a cascading effect that would ripple catastrophically up the food chain. Losing a beehive is much worse than losing a supply of honey. The consequences are life threatening. The act of telling the bees emphasizes this deep connection humans share with the insect. Art: The Bee Friend, a painting by Hans Thoma (18391924)

24.01.2022 A beelated Happy Mother's Day wish to all the Queen Bees. Whether you're Mother to one or to thousands we hope you were given the royal treatment, even if it was from afar this year!

24.01.2022 Sustainable Timber Tasmania works hard to protect communities from bushfires, last year contributing 32,000 hours of firefighting activities while attending 47 ...bushfires. More than 77% of STT’s staff are trained to work as firefighters and in Incident Management Teams. STT manage Tasmania’s public production forests for a vast array of environmental, social and economic values. STT proudly works with Tasmania Fire Service & Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service to protect Tasmanians from bushfires.

23.01.2022 It's Agfest time! It's free entry! And we're open for business! https://www.agfest.com.au/in-the-cloud

20.01.2022 It's Plastic Free July! Here at Bee Blest Apiary we try to eliminate as much plastic as possible from our packaging, in fact the only thing that comes in plastic are our 1kg Raw Honey and our 500g Creamed Raw Honey and our gorgeous lip balms. The honey buckets are reusable and we do offer creamed honey in 250g and 500g glass jars.

19.01.2022 We have Bee Friendly plants and shrubs for sale *Ajuga Reptans Purpurea (Blue Bugle) hardy ground cover $6 *Shasta Daisy, double flower $6 sml pot, $8 multi plant pot (ONLY ONE MULTI LEFT) *Lysimachia Clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife) perennial, spikes of white flowers and beautiful splashed foliage colours in Autumn $8 (2 LEFT) *Kerria Japonica, old fashioned shrub, graceful arching branches covered with bright yellow rose like flowers. Flowering since mid winter. $8... *Japanese Anemone (Windflower) Pink, perennial. (white also available on request) $6 *Buddleja - bees and butterflies just love these! This one's a surprise package, can't remember which colour it is $6 *Kolkwitzia (Beauty Bush) Another old fashioned shrub not often seen for purchase now. Deciduous, graceful arching branches covered with delicate little pink trumpet flowers in profusion mid Spring $8 (SOLD OUT) *Kalanchoe - not actually a bee attracter but pretty trailing plant, ideal in hanging basket, fleshy leaves and sprays of red bell flowers. Mine's outside but can also be indoors if you're good with indoor plants (I'm not!) This one's in bud now! $8 Pick up only, Scottsdale Card payments available. We're not a nursery, just beekeepers with a passion for gardening to keep our bees happy and healthy with plants that they love!

19.01.2022 Honing the photography skills with my DIY lightbox for some product photos for the Bee Blest Apiary website. Getting ready for Agfest in the Cloud. Thinking I'm going to be spending some time on Photoshop!

19.01.2022 Pretty little care package full of Bee Blest Goodness! www.beeblestapiary.com

18.01.2022 And you thought your stocktake was a pain!

18.01.2022 Beautiful frame of brood! This swarm hive captured four weeks ago is chock full of frames just the same and the bees are working on the next box. Love to see a thriving healthy hive! #bees #tassiebeekeeper #springswarm #happybeeshappyme#beeblestapiary #godsavethequeenbee

18.01.2022 Eight new little nuc hives queened today. Added a little extra cover to keep the rain off their doorsteps till they get going. Go forth and multiply little girls! #bees #tassiebeekeeper #loveourbees #longlivethequeen #buzzin

16.01.2022 Winter sunset and moonrise at Ansons Bay. My happy place any time of the year! #coldbutsobeautiful #takemetothebeach #coastalbeekeeping #beautifultasmania

16.01.2022 Ok, so after this morning's little setback on the website I'm pleased to advise that we are now functioning correctly! Sincere apologies to those who tried to place orders and many thanks for letting me know about the problem and for your patience. We are now set to go! (Any other problems encountered please message me, Rosemary) www.beeblestapiary.com

15.01.2022 Spring is here, the bees are about again after winter clustering and the change of season brings more growth in the garden, including weeds BUT before you fill up the spray unit have a read of this.....!

15.01.2022 Australia Post are advising to post early this year to ensure delivery in time for Christmas! What?! I hear you say, nooo! It's too early to think about Christmas! Hmmm, that's what I thought too until the calendar told me it's just over 11 weeks away! Need to find a great gift to send? One that's useful, Tasmanian, and won't cost a bomb to post? Our Beeswax Food Wraps are Tasmanian Handmade using Tasmanian Beeswax, keep food fresh for much longer than cling wrap, reusable, e...arth friendly, 100% cotton fabric, biodegradable AND you can post a pack for the price of a large letter! Australia Post advises the following cut off dates to ensure delivery in time for Christmas 2020 due to the impact of Coronavirus and larger than usual volumes of parcels: Christmas lodgement dates for deliveries within Australia We are recommending all items are lodged by the following dates for delivery within Australia by Christmas: Parcel Post Saturday 12 December 2020 Express Post Saturday 19 December 2020 StarTrack Premium Saturday 19 December 2020 Christmas lodgement dates for sending overseas: Due to the changing nature of both air linehaul capacity and delivery services in destination countries this year, you will notice we recommend sending International Christmas gifts early, with some lodgement deadlines for mail and parcels heading overseas to metro areas of major cities required as early as mid-November for some destinations. You can find the last lodgement dates for all our international destinations listed on www.auspost.com.au/christmas

13.01.2022 Do you know someone who needs a bit of love and cheering up? Send them the essences of sunshine and flowers and summer days with a care package with love from our Bee Blest Bees! Choose your own care package selection, whatever of our range you'd like, maybe add a lovely hand rolled beeswax candle or a deliciously relaxing foot soak or bath crystals to whatever value you wish. We'll pack it up and gift wrap and for flat rate postage of $12 up to 2kg we'll post it anywhere in Australia for you. Check out our website @ www.beeblestapiary.com

10.01.2022 We currently have a glitch in our online ordering process through the new website. This is totally human in nature, obviously I've set something up incorrectly, so please beear with us. I'm working on it as I write!

09.01.2022 The latest buzzzz at Bee Blest Apiary.... Our very own Creamed Raw Honey! 500g pot $14. Smooth, creamy and no drips Contactless pick up and delivery available. 0427 534 253

09.01.2022 Are your feet 'summer ready'? On them all day? Sore, tired, hot, cracked heels? Bee Blest Fabulous Feet Treat! Great Christmas gift, girls or guys, a real pamper session! Contains Grapefruit and Peppermint Foot Soak with cute wooden scoop, Travel sized tin Peppermint Melaleuca Foot Balm, and a bag of marbles. Why marbles? Pop them in a basin with foot soak and warm water and roll your feet over them for a lovely soothing massage! Gift boxed, $24.95. Message, email [email protected] or phone 0427 534 253 to order!

08.01.2022 Deliciously smooth pure @beeblestapiary Creamed Raw Honey on toasted #cottagebakeryscottsdale crusty bread - what a great start to the day! #purerawtasmanianhoney #bees #tasmania #localbeekeeper #mouthfulofsunshine #keepthecoldsaway @ Scottsdale, Tasmania

07.01.2022 Check out our website and new online shop @ https://www.beeblestapiary.com/shop-1 All our beautiful Beeswax based natural products and delicious pure raw Tasmanian Honey to shop anywhere, any time! Still a bit of tweaking to do on some of the photos, but you get the idea!

07.01.2022 Missed the Market today? Our Bee Blest Apiary products are available online! www.beeblestapiary.com/shop-1 Next market at Lietinna Hall is 6th December - great market, lock it in now!

06.01.2022 And the weather forecast for today? Cloudy, humid with a good chance of swarms. Give us a call 0427 534 253 If we don't answer we may be with the bees so leave us a message and we'll call you back

06.01.2022 First stings of the Spring, back of the knee. Oh well, that's got that over with! Note to new beekeepers:bees really hate lawn mowers and the smell of fuel!

05.01.2022 Bee Swarms Collected It’s that time of the year when bees are busy and populations in the hives are growing rapidly after the long winter. That means they may decide they need to divide and find a new place to live. This is called swarming. If you have a swarm at your place, or if you see a swarm, give us a call 0427 534 253. We'll safely and carefully collect them and relocate them to a new home. Please don't disturb them, just stay away from the area and keep kids and pets away from them too! Left alone they don't present any danger. If we don't answer straight away leave us a message with your name, phone number and the location of the swarm. We'll get right back to you!

04.01.2022 Love Lietinna Market, always such a great vibe and lovely people!

03.01.2022 Making the most of a beautiful autumn day today with the last of this year's honey taken off these hives, leaving plenty on to get through the winter ahead. All tucked up in their winter blankets to keep these little bee ladies snug, warm and dry! See you in the spring girls!

03.01.2022 Special Offer! It's Plastic Free July and as encouragement to reduce single use plastic Bee Blest Apiary are offering a whopping 20% off our usual retail prices on our entire range of Tasmanian Handmade Beeswax Food Wraps, but only until 5.00pm on 31st July! Twin pack Small - retail $14, PFJ price $11.20 Twin pack Medium - retail $19, PFJ $15.20 Twin pack Large - retail $30, PFJ $24 Triple pack SML - retail $30, PFJ $24... Single XL retail $20, PFJ, $16 We'll even subsidise the usual cost of Standard Postage (just $5 on this offer!) (Direct orders via Facebook Messenger, email: [email protected] or phone 0427 534 253) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! See more

03.01.2022 When life hands you lemons... make Lemonade!! Freshly picked juicy home grown spray free lemons in abundance thanks to our expert bee pollinators! 50c each or 5 for $2 Pick up only, 10 Ada Street, Scottsdale

03.01.2022 We'll be here, virtually!...www.beeblestapiary.com/shop-1

01.01.2022 How're your sanitised hands holding up? Our Bee Blest Hand & Body Balm nourishes, moisturises and protects, and you can use it all over! Hands, body, face and lips . Keep sanitising and apply balm regularly to keep that dryness at bay. 65ml jar $15, travel tin $7.50 Email: [email protected] or M: 0427 534 253 to order