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Rosebery Honey

Locality: Rosebery, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 401 222 979

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24.01.2022 Tonight, I spent a stunning golden hour with a few thousand females. A welcome reminder that spring is only just around the corner

24.01.2022 Busy busy bees. Agave attenuata or Fox tail agave is a spineless species with rosettes of soft, greenish bluey grey leaves. When the plant is 10 years old or more it produces a flower stalk to 4m high like this one with pale yellow drooping flowers. After flowering the mother plant dies and pups take its place. Nectar loving birds and insects are attracted to the flower. This species grows well in the ground and also in pots. I’ve even heard of agaves growing in a pot filled with rocks only

15.01.2022 Have you ever wondered how flowers attract bees? Flowers rely on bees and other insects to help reproduce and so they have adapted, over time, to become more attractive to them. Bees are drawn to plants with open or flat tubular flowers with lots of pollen and nectar. A flower's scent can have particular appeal to bees, and its bright colours help to lure the bees in.

07.01.2022 Our first batch of Rosebery Honey for this season is finally ready. We spun out the honey from the frames last night and this morning, before the lorikeets opened their eyes, we jarred up the golden river of raw local goodness. We’ve popped a bouquet of blooms on the hive stand to show just a small selection of diverse botanicals the bees forage on in our local area. The bees visit many flowers, trees, vegetable gardens, pots on balconies and parks which all influenced thi...s batch. Thank you so very much for your patience and for supporting our little hobby.

04.01.2022 Pants off Pants on

02.01.2022 ‘Little Prince’ protea. Most bees collect just pollen or just nectar on any trip and very few carry both at the same time. This female fills her pollen pants by stuffing pollen into hairy receptacles on their hind legs called corbiculae. Her coworker deep dives for nectar. A single bee can carry about half her own body weight in pollen.... Once back at the hive, this worker will stuff the pollen into an awaiting cell. Unlike nectar-carrying bees, the pollen-carrying bees have to off-load it themselves. In addition to depositing the pellets from their sacks, they may also groom away any pollen that is stuck to their hairy bodies. The pollen is stored in cells at the perimeter of the brood nest, forming a ring around it. During the brood rearing season, the pollen is stored for only a few days. In the winter it is stored for longer.