Meet Henry from Backyard Honey
Introducing the Barkly Bees! Our local residents that have been up on the Barkly Square Shopping Centre roof for a number of years.
Barkly is home to four colonies of honey bees (apis mellifera) who help pollinate local plant species across an area of 30km2.
Our beehives sit on the roof of our shopping centre and are lovingly managed by Backyard Honey. Each year we collect anywhere between 60-80kg of honey per year.
Bees in urban areas such as Brunswick help pollinate plants, support biodiversity, boots local food production and contribute to healthier and greener neighborhoods.
A few fun facts below:
- The Barkly Bee’s may anywhere between 60-80kg of honey per year
- It takes 4 to 5 million flowers to make 1kg of honey
- Each bee makes 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey
- The queen be can lay up to 2,000 bees per day
Want to get your hands on some precious Barkly honey? Keep an eye out on our ‘What’s on’ Page for all the latest news about events and giveaways.
