LearnFrom the yards
Notes from the yards in Alice Springs. The trees, the jars, and what to do with them.
Bees for a Dry Flow Hive
A night install in Alice Springs
The kit was empty timber. Brood and the queen went into the bottom box at home, then the hive went on the stand after dark.
The Best Honey for Cooking
Match the Jar to the Job
Finke River holds up in a glaze. The Desert jar, mostly River Red Gum, sits better in cakes, dressings, and tea.
Does Honey Expire?
Usually, No
The date on the label matters less than keeping water, crumbs, and grubby spoons out of the jar.
How to Tell If Your Honey Is Real
Without Falling for Party Tricks
Skip the TikTok water tests. Source, label, crystallisation, smell, and flavour tell you more than a glass of water ever will.
Does Honey Help a Sore Throat?
Yes, Within Reason
It coats the throat and calms a cough for a while. It does not fix the bug, and no honey for babies under 12 months.
Raw Honey Benefits
What's Real and What's Bull
The internet is chockers with influencers claiming honey cures everything. What raw honey does, with no muck around.
Why the Hell Did My Honey Go Solid?
Relax. Don't bin it. That crystallised jar is proof you bought proper honey instead of that heated, filtered supermarket rubbish.
Desert Bloodwood Honey
After the rain
Amber, darker than Red Gum, and it flowers after rain. It goes in the Finke River jar, not the Desert one.
How to Store Honey
Stop Overthinking It
Honey has survived in Egyptian tombs for 3,000 years. Your pantry isn't going to defeat it. Relax.
River Red Gum Honey
The Easy-Going One
The Red Gums line the Todd and the Charles. The honey off them is light and easy. That's most of the Desert jar.
How to Eat Honeycomb
Without Overthinking It
You eat it. All of it. Wax included. That's it. The rest is just what you feel like putting it on.
Australian Honey Varieties
Bloodwood to ironbark
Australia has some of the most distinctive honey in the world. Most of it goes unnoticed because we've spent thirty years telling everyone about New Zealand Manuka instead.
Honey and Gut Health
What's Real and What Isn't
Raw honey feeds the bacteria you already have. It is still sugar, and a spoon or two is enough.
The Best Honey for Tea
And Why Temperature Actually Matters
Let the cup cool before the honey goes in. Boiling water cooks the flavour out of raw honey.
Honey Gift Ideas Australia
That People Will Actually Use
A jar keeps, people eat it, and it doesn't need the fridge. A taster, a six-pack, or the gift box.