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I've done it again! Winner at the Sydney Royal Easter Show - National Honey Show
After last year's success at the National Honey Show (part of the Sydney Royal Easter Show) I wasn't at all expecting to even come close this year.Well, I am pleased to let you all know that I did better this year (by two first places). My overall results were:
Suz E Bee in the Port Stephens Examiner
Following my recent success at the 2014 Sydney Royal Easter Show, I was contacted by my local paper. Here's a link to the story:http://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/2221404/shes-the-bees-knees/I hope you enjoy it!Suz
My First Guest Blog Post
Late last year, I was honoured when Amanda from Amanda Jane McKay asked me if I would be willing to write a guest blog post about how Suz E Bee Candles came about.I have to say, it was a hard process for me put it down in writing, and, I repeatedly had to email Amanda with apologies that I hadn’t forgotten and I was still working on it (sorry Amanda). I took my time and shed some tears whilst writing (okay, I shed many tears). I found it a cathartic exercise and felt like a load had been lifted off my shoulders...
It might have been quiet on the blog... but it's been busy in the hive
It’s been ages since my last blog post (and I started off with the best intentions of blogging weekly). There has been so much going on since my last blog. The past five months have been a whirlwind. Let’s see if I can get you up to speed in all things that have happened in the Suz E Bee Hive! I’ll post them as separate posts over the next week so as not to totally bore you. In the meantime, here is one of my favourite photos from a recent product shoot.
The transformation of wax
I thought I'd share with you the cleaning process the beeswax goes through from collection from the beekeeper to being made into Suz E Bee Candles delights. Straight from the Beekeeper. The photo above shows how my wax usually comes (the beekeepers pour it into all sorts of weird and wonderful shaped containers). This particular block came from a backyard beekeeper in Largs, NSW (I source all my wax directly from Hunter Region, NSW beekeepers - personally, it’s important for me to be able to let my customers know where the wax has come from). The colour of wax varies from...