Honey from the hives at Pheasant Creek
Raw, unpasteurised Victorian honey, spun from the frame and jarred by hand. Each harvest tastes of whatever is flowering at the time: red gum, orange blossom, messmate, apple and much more.
The apiary
Our hives sit at Pheasant Creek, in the ranges north-east of Melbourne, among the gums, paddocks and creek you can see on the label.
We’re a small operation. Every frame is lifted by hand, carried home, spun out in our own extractor and jarred in short runs. That means there’s never a lot of it, and no two batches taste quite the same.
When it’s gone for the season, it’s gone. The bees decide how much there is.
What’s in the jar
100% raw Australian honey, exactly as the bees made it.
Raw
Spun straight from the comb and strained. Nothing added, nothing blended.
Unpasteurised
Never heat treated, so it keeps the character of the season it came from.
Antibiotic free
Our hives are never treated with antibiotics.
If your honey sets
Raw honey crystallises naturally over time as its glucose forms crystals. It’s a sign the honey hasn’t been processed, not that anything is wrong with it.
To make it runny again, stand the jar in warm water for a while and stir. Keep it gentle, as boiling water or the microwave will spoil the flavour.
Store it somewhere cool and dark. It doesn’t need the fridge.
| Average quantity | Per 20 g serve | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 280 kJ | 1400 kJ |
| Protein | 0.1 g | 0.3 g |
| Fat, total | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Carbohydrate, total | 16.0 g | 80.0 g |
| Sugars, total | 16.0 g | 80.0 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg | 10 mg |
Country of origin: Australia.
From hive to jar
Nothing is blended or bought in. Here’s the whole journey.
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Forage
The bees work whatever is in flower at the time, from red gum and messmate to orange blossom and apple.
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Harvest
Once the bees have capped the comb, we lift frames from the honey supers.
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Spin
The frames are uncapped and spun in the extractor, then go back to the hives.
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Jar
The honey is strained and jarred by hand in small batches. It’s never pasteurised.
Rent a hive at Pheasant Creek
Want bees without the beekeeping? Rent one of our hives. It lives at the apiary with the others, we look after it through the year, and you get a share of honey from it every season.
Hive places are limited, so get in touch to see what’s available.
What’s included
- A hive of your own, set up and kept at Pheasant Creek
- Year-round care and inspections
- Honey from your hive each season
Buy honey
We sell direct. Call, text or email to find out what’s in the jar this season and we’ll sort out getting it to you.