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Old Dum Dum School

Locality: Dum Dum, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 428 177 450

Address: 1020 Kyogle Rd 2484 Dum Dum, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 "A mother's work is never done." Thanks to our friend Paul at Greenwood Farm Bees for this lovely footage of the queen .

25.01.2022 The jacarandasare exquisite! Thanks Greg Hunt for sharing.

25.01.2022 The commercial beekeepers have now moved from the almond pollination to canola. Thanks Tommy Gunn for your photo.

24.01.2022 What sort of cake did our friends bring for morning tea today? A bee sting cake of course. So why the strange name? The Bee Sting cake may have earned its name from its honey topping: according to one legend, a bee was attracted to the honey glazed almonds on top and the baker who invented the cake was stung. Another source cites a legend of German bakers from the 15th century who lobbed beehives at raiders from a neighbouring village, successfully repelling them, and c...elebrated later by baking a version of this cake named after their efforts. Whatever the origin...it's YUMMY! And a far nicer alternative to the usual bee stings we experience. See more

23.01.2022 The misty mid Tweed Valley early this morning, taken from Terranora ridge. The Old Dum Dum School is lost in the mist in the little valley above the white home "floating on air" on the left. Thanks Joanne Keevers for permission to use your amazing photo.

23.01.2022 Winter is the best time to enjoy a steaming drink of lemon & honey. And we pop in some grated ginger for an extra zing!

22.01.2022 Oh, the beauty of our native bees! This is a neon cuckoo bee filmed in Byron Bay.

21.01.2022 It's HOT in new York city! So hot, in fact, that our niece had several bees drinking the condensation from her wine glass and even one on her damp hair. She is not a beekeeper so this was strange and unusual. Just like humans, bees need water to quench a thirst on hot days. She made up a teaspoon of sugar water to help them tank up before their flight back to their hive.

21.01.2022 A bee-autiful animated children's storybook featuring a freakishly BIG bee.

21.01.2022 What is your favourite flowering tree? Ours is jacaranda but there are lots of other gorgeous contenders.

20.01.2022 There's a bounty of honey under every lid. In fact, the bees are running out of space to store it. So, we start extracting the spring honey this week.

19.01.2022 Tonight's dessert: Pear, blueberry & almond upside-down flan served with natural yogurt drizzled with cinnamon infused honey. YUMBO MUMBO!

19.01.2022 Some lovely golden pollen coming into the hives.

18.01.2022 Crikey! What's happening to my Honey? Have you ever noticed your honey looking a little grainy or becoming solid? Don’t throw it out! Your honey is perfectly good; it’s just changing with the cold weather. Pure, raw unheated honey has a natural tendency to crystallise (also called candied honey). It means that nutritious pollen hasn’t been filtered out and important enzymes haven’t been damaged by pasteurisation. Can I still eat it?... Absolutely! It is still as nutritious and sweet as ever! Some people prefer their honey crystallised. It is much easier to spread on toast. Why does it crystallise? Honey is a supersaturated sugar solution made up of water and a mix of sugarsmostly glucose and fructose. Over time & at cold temps, the sugar begins to precipitate out of the solution, which means the water separates from the glucose, causing the sugar to take crystal form. But I want my honey runny! Slow down, stop your honey crystallising or restore it to liquid by storing it in a warm place or stand the jar in a bowl of hot water regularly. Do not microwave it as that will destroy the enzymes that make raw, pure honey so good for your health.

18.01.2022 Pollen pants from the billy goat weed.

17.01.2022 WORLD BEE DAY May 20th 2020 20,000 species of bees worldwide pollinate 70% of the world's food. What an amazing achievement! You can help to build pollination security and safeguard our food security by supporting all the "Bs": Bees, bats, birds & butterflies. Plant for pollinators. Don't use herbicides or insecticides.

17.01.2022 The homemade stencil sure dresses up the hive boxes

16.01.2022 The wattles are flowering well but the bees are largely ignoring them. Why? POLLEN QUALITY Pollen provides bees with much needed protein. The quality of protein from most wattle species varies from fairly poor to average with only a couple of species above average. So it seems with this particular wattle type, the bees do not find the blossom attractive or worth their while. There must be other floral sources keeping them busy for higher value returns.

16.01.2022 Over the past few years, a few little honey & bee related treasures have made their way into our old schoolhouse. They make a great display when we run a stall or honey competition at local Agricultural shows & field days.

16.01.2022 The pandemic won't stop 9 million bees travelling to Victoria. That's happening right now for the almond pollination, the biggest event on the Australian beekeeping calendar.

14.01.2022 An afternoon well spent making beeswax candles

12.01.2022 The hives are smelling of honey. Lots of trees are flowering. It's shaping up to be a great season for bees. Today we feature the colour yellow flowering around us, both the "Goodies"...Native frangipani tree & silky oak & the "Baddies" (considered weeds)...Tabibuia Chrysantha (yellow trumpets) & cat's claw vine, plus a couple of others thrown into the mix.

12.01.2022 ** TWEED VALLEY WINTERS ARE INCREDIBLE ** So where does Old Dum Dum School sit in this photo? Directly below the peak of Mt Warning. Thanks to Trish Webster of Murwillumbah Matters FB page for permission to repost her gorgeous photo.

11.01.2022 Thinking you might like to keep bees? It's a decision that needs to be considered responsibly. Leonie from Old Dum Dum School is guest speaker on "Beaming Green", a great podcast on sustainable living.https://beaminggreen.com//episode-14-do-you-want-to-be-a-/

11.01.2022 The magnolia is in abundant bloom with the little schoolhouse behind. First hint of the Spring soon to come.

11.01.2022 Thanks to Sue and Anni for some very cute gifts, the gorgeous bee mug and two cute honey pots, circa 1970..

10.01.2022 FEARsome Fact Friday Bees were used as weapons of war in the middle ages. When the enemy army approached, bee hives were thrown down from the city walls or castle ramparts, blanketing the invaders with thousands of angry, stinging bees.

10.01.2022 Sunshowers & rainbows this autumn weekend

09.01.2022 Hay There! What a stunning local scene this morning.

09.01.2022 When I set up some golden blocks of beeswax for a photo, our inquisitive magpie decided to join in the fun.

09.01.2022 Our extended family are beeks too. Niece, great niece and great nephew.

07.01.2022 Amazing sky late this afternoon. In fact, the weather all day was spectacular.

07.01.2022 What do you think about this tree... friend or foe? Cadaghi gum, native to north Qld. Considered an invasive weed here. Particularly a problem for native bees The seeds attach to their bodies and get brushed off at the hive entrance which can cause the entrance to become blocked. Councils planted them years ago but are now removing them. Thanks to the flora brains trust, Richard Sims, Murwillumbah Queen Bees.

06.01.2022 Ever considered becoming a keeper of honeybees? It is a fabulous hobby if you are highly committed...but be well informed before you commit.

06.01.2022 My wonderful mother-in-law is a part of our active team BEEcause she can knit & she loves to help. Here she is helping to create a "winter colony" of cute woolly bees.

05.01.2022 Remind you of anyone??? What's this all about? The bees or other pollinators didn't manage to pollinate part of the fruit. Partial pollination results in lop-sided fruit The ovaries of these fruit are divided into compartments called carpels. If one is not fertilized, it doesn't grow because there is no developing seed in it to protect. Result: pears with derrieres .

05.01.2022 The Lightness of bee-ing

05.01.2022 Check out this video of the swarm as it leaves the hive. This is in real time, not speeded up. Thanks to Paul for permission to use his video.

04.01.2022 In London beekeepers made a giant backlit pyramid of honey to show off all the different shades. Superb!

04.01.2022 Just one week until Spring

03.01.2022 To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are. Roy T. Bennett

02.01.2022 Today was too cold and wet for outside activities, so we stayed in the shed and made sawdust.

02.01.2022 Join in a FREE Zoom interactive event this Tuesday 7th July on your phone or computer to support this great local look at some of the foodie producers in our beautiful Tweed Valley.

02.01.2022 Lifecycle of the blackberry - Another pollination success story