About Us
Our Hives
Cold Extraction
Our Hives
Yes this is true. Nearly all the Honey in our Tall Trees Range comes from our own hives, so we know exactly what flora the bees have been collecting nectar from and where and when. We only collect honey from Native Australian Trees. Our hives have approximately 50,000 bees each when at full strength.
Our Bees
Cold Extraction
Our Hives
We have both Italian Bees, with the typical yellow and black stripped bodies and Russian Bees which are completely black in colour. Both are in the European Bee class and both are prolific Australian honey producers. Russian bees tend to be seen as more hardy than Italians and are reportedly less susceptible to some bee diseases
Cold Extraction
Cold Extraction
Cold Extraction
All our Tall Trees Honey is Cold Extracted and Cold Filtered which means it is not heated above Hive Temperature at any point. This ensures all the natural flavour and goodness contained in the honey is maintained and preserved. You can easily taste the difference.
Honey Crops
Honey Crops
Cold Extraction
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We are often asked, "Is it the Bees or the Trees which make the different flavours?" The answer is, It's the Trees! We typically move our bees from one Honey Crop to the next every 6-8 weeks. This is how the Tall Trees Range has 12 different flavours and is also why some types of honey are not available at certain times of the year.
Honey Flows
Honey Crops
Honey Flows
What is a Honey Flow? This is the term used in our industry for when the nector starts to flow in the flowers and the bees start to bring honey back to the hive. Many things can affect just when this occurs, including how much rain the trees have received over the past 1-2 years, the current rainfall, wind and temperature.
The Trees
Honey Crops
Honey Flows
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Our Tall Trees Range is so named because of the unique fact, that as far as can be controlled, all our honey comes from Australian Native Trees. Specific detail about each tree, it's scientific name, it's height and typical location is included on each label of each Honey type in the range.
The Cooloola Region
Cooloola
For a great part of its history, Cooloola was a part of the beloved territory of the Kabi Aboriginal Tribe. This territory also included the scrub-covered hills of the Blackall Ranges, the majestic Kin Kin scrubs and the scenic and productive coastal zone. Their territory embraced virtually all of what is now known as the Sunshine and Cooloola Coasts in Queensland, Australia.
Coo-loo-la - what does it mean?
The word Cooloola comes from the name given by the Kabi speaking Aborigines to the native coastal cypress pine found along the South Eastern Queensland Coast Line. Cooloola is the sound the wind makes as it whispers through the branches of the trees.
Kabi Aboriginal Tribe
The abundance of fruit and game and the equable climate combined with the glorious panoramic scenery gave the Kabi speaking Tribe one of the most productive and idyllic existences of any of the Australian tribes.