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Wilkes Apiary

Locality: Bunbury, Western Australia

Phone: +61 427 991 499

Address: 15 Davenport Way 6230 Bunbury, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 #127 - What Do Beeple Do All Day? A nostalgic nod to the late, great #RichardScarry. His Word Book was truly the Best Ever.

22.01.2022 #tuesdaytrivia To ensure everyone’s safety, anyone selling honey, or any food for that matter, must have a food registration with their local council. Selling... honey out of your ‘backyard hive’ is not appropriate unless you have valid registration. Giving it away as gifts to friends and family is fine though! See more

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19.01.2022 Collie.Mens.Hairdressers Honey is now back in stock. Visit the lovely ladies to pick up your tub. Red Gum, Bunbury Urban and Jarrah!!... Located at Jones Arcade in Collie!!

17.01.2022 Nothing like a successful swarm capture. First one of the season for us

16.01.2022 This po(o)r (c)hild.

16.01.2022 Plenty of Stock to go

14.01.2022 Why Does Honey Crystallise? It is a common occurrence in household pantries. It’s probably winter, and the jar of honey that once contained molten golden honey ...has suddenly changed and become whiteish and semi-solid. This crystallisation is normal, but is usually met by distaste, as the honey-owner feels that their jar of delicious syrupy joy has suddenly spoiled. However, this process is natural, as real raw honey does crystallise. In fact, it reflects your honey is natural and good quality. In nature, honey often crystallises, or sets, in the comb. It is a spontaneous and completely natural process that sees unheated honey become more solid, change colour and form crystals. The process is not always uniform, and sometimes the crystals will form on the top section of the honey jar, while the bottom part remains liquid. Some crystals are large and gritty, while some others are fine. So, how does this occur? Honey is a supersaturated solution of three sugars: glucose and fructose and a small amount of sucrose. This natural phenomenon occurs when glucoseone of three main sugars in honeyspontaneously precipitates out of the honey solution. The glucose loses water (becoming glucose monohydrate) and takes the form of a crystal (a solid body with an orderly structure). The crystals make a lattice formation which immobilises other components of honey in a suspended structure, creating the semi-solid crystal state. The faster honey crystallises, the finer the texture will be, and as it forms crystals, the colour of the honey lightens. Despite this looking strange, there is actually no effect on the honey itself; it will still taste the same and has not deteriorated in quality in any way. Actually, this process works in the opposite way, preserving the flavour and quality of the product. As the taste becomes richer in this form, and the substance’s higher viscosity means it is easier to spread, crystallised honey is sometimes preferred by consumers, and asked for in certain recipes. It is the perfect consistency to spread on toast or sandwiches! However, if you want to reverse your honey back to its original liquid form, the honey jar can be placed in a pot of warm water and heated to a low heat until liquid again. Alternatively, the jar can just be left in a bowl of hot water for a long period of time, not on the stove element. A quick blast in the microwave for a couple 15 second intervals can also help reverse the crystal forms. Despite this returning your honey to the way it was originally, honey will re-crystallise if not used quickly. Do not despair or throw your honey away as this is when honey is (debatably) at its best and most flavoursome. See more

12.01.2022 The GrainCorp Silos at St James were once filled with the sounds of trucks and played a major role in the community's economy. Now after lying dormant for a few... years, again they are breathing life back into the community in a new way with Silo Art. The St James Silos are officially the 27th set of silos to be included in the Australian Silo Art Trail Collection. Artist Tim Bowtell Great Photos by Tex Acola History of Grain Corp in St James The Grain Corp Silos at St James has a history dating back as far as the 1915-16 wheat season when 135,000 bags (405,000 bushels) was recorded as being delivered to the railway station. A record that was only exceeded once in the 1962-63 season when 421,439 bushels was delivered. This was an amazing achievement as transport was mostly by horse and wagon at the time. More history followed when in December 1943 the St James Silo received its first bulk load. Two extensions were made also, one in 1955, a steel annexe and then in 1967 another steel bin was added. The St James silos were eventually decommissioned. The St James Silo Art - GJ Coles Story In 1882 George Coles Snr married his wife Elizabeth and purchased his first store at the North Eastern St James. He soon opened a second store four miles away in Lake Rowan. They traded mainly farming equipment. Elizabeth and George's first son was born in 1885 and following tradition, they named him George James. George and Elizabeth would have 10 children and all would attend school in St James. Tragically Elizabeth died in 1900 and in 1902 George sold his two stores and moved to Geelong. But in 1905 George returned again and re-purchased the North Eastern St James and Lake Rowan stores. George James Jnr (GJ) helped his father in the store but left as he wanted to pursue new methods of shopkeeping. A year later with George's health fading, he sold the St James store to his son GJ Coles. In 1913 GJ Coles sold his St James Store and went for a trip around the world to discover the best ways to run a business. In England he studied the Woolworths 3d and 6d stores and Marks and Spencers 1d stores. Together with his brother Jim they opened their first 3d, 6d and 1 shilling store in Australia at 288 Smith Street, Collingwood. Sadly, Jim was killed in the first world war along with GJ's other brother Dave. GJ himself was wounded in France. Upon his return GJ opened another store with another brother AW Coles at 172 Smith Street, Collingwood. From there the business grew from 100 pounds in 1914 to 1,132 million dollars in 1972. GJ Coles never forgot where he came from and returned many times to St James to visit family and friends. The company Coles also made a generous donation towards the St James Silo Art Project.

08.01.2022 Heart stopping moment when you go check your bees and find the stand has sunk in the sand and they are face down Hives stood back up now and bees checked. Bashed about but still alive so hoping they recover and keep going strong.

06.01.2022 Complete Bee Hive (flat pack) Includes: Lid Base Supers x2... Frames In either 8 or 10 frame set ups. Just Nail, Glue and paint and they are ready to go.

06.01.2022 Or Maybe 'Fermentisaster'

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01.01.2022 In April 2018 Sam Bates, or as he is otherwise known ‘Smug’ visited the town of Tumby Bay during the ‘Colour Tumby Street Art Festival’. It was here that Smug m...et the organiser of the festival Dion Lebrun. The local Wirrabara Community did not want a local resident painted on their silos, so Smug chose Dion Lebrun to be the inspiration for the Wirrabara silo Art. The artwork also depicts the rich history of the area which has strong ties to the forestry industry as well as referencing the beautiful local flora and fauna for which the area is also well known for. The Viterra Silos at Wirrabara took Smug three weeks to complete in October 2018. The site includes generous parking spaces in the designated car park (located on Forest Rd) available for several buses, caravans and cars. Picnic seating is also available. Verge side parking is strictly prohibited.