Bee Goodness

Many months ago a customer sent us a couple of blocks of Spencer Cocoa chocolate.  Chocolate always calls for a stop work meeting and so it was that we were introduced to the incredible taste of Spencer Cocoa chocolate.  Not only is the chocolate extraordinary, but we all loved the packaging, chocolate mould and story so much that I called the maker to compliment him and ended up ordering a few cases. This is our chocolate of choice for hampers, snacking on and tastings in store

Read more about the Spencer Cocoa story and ethics on the Milkwood Permaculture website here - https://www.milkwood.net/2014/04/08/spencer-cocoa-chocolate-with-an-ethical-center-and-a-giveaway/

Miellerie honey hails from the Tasmania wilderness where Frenchman, Yves Ginat, marries the french technique of soft setting honey with the extraordinary flower nectars of Tasmania. 

Miellerie honey is unprocessed and unheated, thus maintaining the honey's optimum natural aroma, health qualities, and characteristic crystals. Each of the honeys in the Miellerie range are soft set, with a smooth, velvety texture that melts literally in your mouth (or on your sourdough crumpet)!

As an apiarist, Yves nurtures his bee community using organic and biodynamic beekeeping practices to maintain health and harmony from the hive to the jar. Essential to the integrity of Miellerie is their trade practice of cold extraction of the honey from the comb to harness the vitality, aroma, flavour, colour and texture of the exquisite nectars from the pristine Tasmanian forests.

If you love the caramel created when you boil a can of Condensed Milk, you'll go wild for Blue Gum honey.  It's nature's version of caramel.

Leatherwood honey is quite simply an absolute taste sensation.  A leatherwood tree has to be over 80 years old before it yields any blossoms and quite frankly you can taste that ancient wisdom in the honey.  I tell our customers that visit Queen B that Leatherwood honey is "like being punched in the mouth with a bunch of flowers"... it is incredibly aromatic and floral and will be like nothing else you've ever tasted.  Leatherwood honey is amazing to use where it's floral nature can be hero'ed... like dressings, savoury marinades or cakes/biscuits with only a few ingredients.

From late October to early January Lake Pedder yields the bees their favourite wild flower nectars (Banksia, Tea Tree, Button grass, Melaleuca, Peppermint) from the heart of Tasmania’s world heritage listed forests.  If you love strong flavoured and manuka honey's, you'll love Lake Pedder's Nectar.

This soap is handmade in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney using honey and beeswax from the maker's hives. Another great way to #BuyFromTheBush. This soap is very gentle and mild on your skin hand made with the finest ingredients.

Babassu butter offers amazing benefits to your skin as it is rich in palmitic acid ( antioxidant properties), lauric acid (natural anti-inflammatory), oleic acid (seal in moisture), linoleic acid (helps with skin balance); Olive Oil has great moisturizing properties that help to soften the skin texture, hold moisture and nourish it without interfering with natural skin function. Coconut Oil brings anti fungal and anti-microbial properties and adds great big bubbles to the lather Castor Oil also assists with wonderful lather while conditioning and moisturizing your skin.

INGREDIENTS:
Saponified Organic Olive Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Babassu Butter, Nina‚ Bees‚ Honey & Beeswax, Organic Castor Oil, Organic Calendula, Essential Oils of May Chang, Pink Grapefruit and Australian Aniseed Myrtle.

100% natural, with no synthetic fragrances, sulfate or preservatives.

Weight ~120g

Many months ago a customer sent us a couple of blocks of Spencer Cocoa chocolate.  Chocolate always calls for a stop work meeting and so it was that we were introduced to the incredible taste of Spencer Cocoa chocolate. 

Not only is Spencer Cocoa chocolate extraordinary, but we all loved the packaging, chocolate mould and story so much that I called the maker to compliment him and ended up ordering a few cases. This is our chocolate of choice for hampers, snacking on and tastings in store.

Awarded Gold Medal at the Australian Food Awards (Bean to Bar Class) in 2016, 2017 and Bronze in 2019.

Read more about the Spencer Cocoa story and ethics on the Milkwood Permaculture website here - https://www.milkwood.net/2014/04/08/spencer-cocoa-chocolate-with-an-ethical-center-and-a-giveaway/

This soap is handmade in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney using honey and beeswax from the maker's hives. Another great way to #BuyFromTheBush.

This soap is very gentle and mild on your skin hand made with the finest ingredients. Rich, nourishing oils have been chosen for this soap to leave your skin clean and conditioned. Olive Oil has great moisturizing properties that help to soften the skin texture, hold moisture and nourish it without interfering with natural skin function. Coconut Oil brings anti fungal and anti-microbial properties and adds great big bubbles to the lather. Sunflower Oil is rich in Vitamin E, which is a well known antioxidant. Sunflower oil has wonderful emollient properties helping the skin retain its moisture. Rice Bran Oil has high percentages of fatty acids perfect skin moisturizer.
All oils in this soap are well known for their moisturizing and nourishing qualities.
Oats have powerful anti inflammatory qualities and help to gently exfoliate your skin.

INGREDIENTS:
Organic Olive Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Shea Butter, Sunflower Oil, Honey, Oats, Rice Bran Oil, Essential Oil of Lemongrass

100% natural, with no synthetic fragrances, sulfate or preservatives.

Weight ~90g

This bar of chocolate is made using the wonderfully aromatic, natural cocoa butter pressed from Bougainville beans. We've been visiting these growers for several years now as part of the Annual Bougainville Chocolate Festival. This bar represents the hard work of the cocoa growers... plus a little bit of chocolate-making magic here in Mudgee.

Ingredients: Bougainville cocoa butter, Bundaberg raw sugar, Australian full cream milk powder

Read more about the Spencer Cocoa story and ethics on the Milkwood Permaculture website here - https://www.milkwood.net/2014/04/08/spencer-cocoa-chocolate-with-an-ethical-center-and-a-giveaway/

A note from Spencer Cocoa - "We do not use any nuts or soy lecithin in our factory."

Natural High Propolis tincture. Here at Queen B we love this amazing product which always seems to nip sore throats and oncoming colds in the bud. It hasn't got the nicest taste but its effects far out weigh the initial discomfort caused. It does have a slight burning sensation.

Some information about Propolis or bee glue is a resinous mixture that honey bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. It is used as a sealant for unwanted open spaces in the hive. It contains a high level of flavonoids( powerful antioxidants with anti-inflammatory and immune system benefits) There is a warning on the bottle that this may cause allergic reactions.