Broger’s End is home to a few hives where in exchange for safe haven and plenty of pollen from our flower packed gardens, we receive honey and beeswax (sold in our eco shop). Our raw, unscented, unadulterated and filtered straight from the hive honey is absolutely delicious, with colour and flavour depending on what flowers are in season when the bee’s are collecting their pollen. We clean and filter our beeswax and mould into 30g bars which are great for making beeswax wraps, cosmetics, leather balm, furniture polish… the list in endless!
Honey bees use beeswax to make hexagonal cells that together, make a honeycomb. These honey combs are then filled with honey, pollen and eggs by the honey bees.
The honey made by honey bees is made from nectar collected from flowers. The honey is then stored in the honey combs and eaten when there is no flowers available.
There are a few reasons for the decline in bee numbers...
Climate Change: Whilst the earth gets hotter and the environment is changing
Loss of Habitat:
Disease:
Pesticides:
Both the Dairy and the Shed have their own private gardens for you to enjoy during your stay. There are quiet places to relax, and a variety of herbs, vegetables and fruit to sample and eggs from the chickens to use in your cooking.
With a status of near threatened and with their population in decline, Broger’s End is very proud to be home to a population of platypus.
Broger’s End is certified by EcoTourism Australia. We are powered by the sun with our solar panels and Tesla battery. We collect rainwater for all our water and have composting systems for food scraps and other waste. We aim to tread as lightly as we can on this beautiful part of the world.