Beechworth Honey Archive Beechworth, Victoria
The Beechworth Honey Archive is located at Beechworth Honey Discovery, 87 Ford Street, Beechworth, Victoria 3747 Australia. The Archive is open to the public and the catalogue of all beekeeping aquisitions can be searched online. The Archive opened in December 2014.
Links
- Beechworth Honey Historic Archive and Museum - Historic Australian Beekeeping Archive & Museum Immerse yourself in the history of Australian beekeeping in the Beechworth Honey Historic Archive and Museum. The collection features Australian beekeeping artefacts, journals and books, including an exclusive range on loan from the Victorian Apiarists Association. Guests may view items on display within Beechworth Honey Discovery, or book a research and reading session in the Historic Archive room (please note; bookings are essential).
Contact Information
Opening Hours
9am to 4pm daily (closed 24th to 26th December) Bookings essential - please email info@beechworthhoney.com.au
Entry Fee
Gold coin donation with all proceeds being donated equally between the Wheen Bee Foundation and the Victorian Apiarists Association.
Location
87 Ford Street Beechworth Victoria
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Beechworth Honey Historic Archive and Museum - Historic Australian Beekeeping Archive & Museum
Immerse yourself in the history of Australian beekeeping in the Beechworth Honey Historic Archive and Museum. The collection features Australian beekeeping artefacts, journals and books, including an exclusive range on loan from the Victorian Apiarists Association. Guests may view items on display within Beechworth Honey Discovery, or book a research and reading session in the Historic Archive room (please note; bookings are essential).
511 items
511 items
Publication, e-book - The natural history of bees: containing an account of their production, their oeconomy, the manner of their making wax and honey (Bazin, G. A.), London, 1744
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication, e-book - Hints on the history and management of the honey bee (Bevan, E.), Hereford, 1851
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Attractive native pollinators: protecting North America's bees and butterflies. (Mader, Eric and others). North Adams, MA, 2011.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
371 pages, illustrated.
Publication - Honey flora of Queensland (Blake, S. T. & Roff, C.), Brisbane, 1987
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Introduced dung beetles in Australia, 1967-2007: current status and future directions. (Edwards, P.). [Maleny], 2007.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - A book of honey. (Crane, Eva). Oxford, 1980.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
193 pages, illustrated.
Publication - A spring without bees: how colony collapse disorder has endangered out food supply (Schacker, M.), Guilford, 2008
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Insect pollination of crops. (Free, J. B.). London, 1993.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
684 pages, illustrated.
Publication - Trees of Victoria (Costermans, L. F.), Frankston, 1973
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication, e-book - Le miel et quelques façons de l'utiliser (Gooderham, C. B. & Heeney, M. L.), Ottawa, 1937
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Growing Australian native plants from seed: for revegetation tree planting and direct seeding (Ralph, M.), Bullarto, 2009
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - River Red Gum forests investigation: draft proposal paper for public comment (Victorian Environmental Assessment Council), East Melbourne, 2007
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Produce to platter: Victorian High Country. (George, Jonette and Jenkins, Ethan). np, 2013.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
325 pages, illustrated.
Publication - Field guide to the native trees of the ACT (National Parks Association of the ACT Inc.), Canberra, 2007
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - A study of New Zealand beekeeping: lessons for Australia. (Somerville, Doug). Canberra, 2008.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
50 pages, illustrated.
Publication - Quinby's New Bee-Keeping. (Root, L. C.). New York, 1919.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
271 pages, illustrated
Inscriptions & Markings
Subtitle; The mysteries of bee-keeping explained. A complete guide to successful bee-culture..
Publication - International honey market report for the American Honey Producers Association. (Phipps, Ron and CPNA International). np, 2013.
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3 pages.
Publication, e-book - A modern bee farm and its economic management (Simmins, S.), Rottingdean, 1887
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Fatty acids: an alternative control strategy for honeybee diseases. (Hornitzky, M.). Canberra, 2003.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication, e-book - The practical bee guide: a manual of modern beekeeping (Digges, J. G.), London, 1910
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - [Beekeeping in Victoria]. (Beuhne, F. R.). Melbourne, [1934]
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
156 pages, illustrated
Publication - Honeybee industry survey. (Rodriguez, Veronica Boero and others). Canberra, 2003.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
39 pages
Publication - Pollination of crops in Australia and New Zealand. (Goodwin, Mark). Canberra, 2012.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
121 pages, illustrated.
Publication - Draft report on biological control of Echium species (including Paterson's Curse/ Salvation Jane) (Australia. Industries Assistance Commission), Canberra, 1985
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Australasian Beekeepers' Supplies. (Pender Bros. Pty. Ltd.) West Maitland, 1938.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
32 pages, illustrated.
Inscriptions & Markings
Distributed by WJ and F Barnes Pty, Ltd. 536-556 Swan Street, Burnley, Melbourne.
Publication - Analysis of the structure of honey production and trade in the world. (Gu, G. and Zhang, Ch.). Rome, 2002.
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5 pages.
Publication - Eucalypts of South Australia (Nicolle, D.), Morphett Vale, 1997
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Publication - The good ol' days. (Frost, Arthur). [nd].
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101 pages, illustrated.
Publication - Understanding bee anatomy: a full colour guide. (Stell, Ian). np, 2012.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
199 pages, illustrated.
Publication - Eucalypts: volume 1. (Kelly, Stan with Chippendale, G. M. and Johnston, R. D.). Melbourne, 1969.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
82 pages, illustrated.
Poster
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Poster of Australian Honey: Nature's Health Food. Nine copies of poster. Illustrations; honey in jar, honey bee & red flowering gum, mocha honey cheesecake, yellow flowering gum.
Inscriptions & Markings
Printer; Australian Honey Board
Publication, e-book - Beekeeping for all (Warré, Emile), Gwynedd, 2007
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Publication - 2002: honey recipes. (American Beekeeping Federation). Jesup, GA, 2002.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
1 foldout pamphlet, illustrated.
Publication, e-book - How to keep bees: abstract from report of State Board of Agriculture for 1910 (Miller, A. C), Providence, 1911
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Publication - Commercial beekeeping in Australia. (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation). Canberra, 2007.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - "Australia's fresh food relies on pollination by honey bees": [folder of Pollination Aware literature presented to Costco Wholesale, February 2013]. (Beechworth Honey Pty Ltd). Corowa, NSW, 2013
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
1 volume, 34 brochures, illustrated.
Newspaper Extract - The Euroa Gazette
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Four page copy of original Euroa Gazette for 28th September 1943. Included in papers of Frank Lebbell Frost. On last page handwritten note "Football" Note: page 3 contains rainfall data for Euroa dating from 1883 to 1943
Publication - Eucalyptus oil: Australia's natural wonder (Abbott, P. & Abbott, T.), Oakleigh, 2005
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Publication - 98th annual conference, 19-20 May 2011: conference papers. (NSW Apiarists' Association Inc.). [np], 2011.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
1 volume, various paginations.
Publication - Commercial beekeeping in Australia. (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation). Canberra, 2007.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - A short history of the honey bee (Readicker-Henderson, E.), Portland, 2009
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Publication - Effects of logging on nectar-producing eucalypts: Spotted Gum and Grey Ironbark. (Law, B. & Chidel, M.). Canberra, 2007.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Diary by B Kirkwood 1941-1942
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Daily diary kept by B. Kirkwood from 30 October 1941 to 29 August 1942. Small book with yellow pages and a worn black cover. Pencil was used for entries. There are three lengths of pink string inside the book. In addition, there is one length of twine, and a bookmark inside.
Historical information
This was a diary kept by B. Kirkwood, one of the men employed by Frank Lebbell Frost to assist him in his beekeeping.
Map- Eldorado
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Map of rural properties between Woorragee and Everton along Reedy Creek, Spring Creek and Sheep Station Creek.
Inscriptions & Markings
Beechworth Sheet 1. Properties of W.F Robinson, J.Tanswell, N.Griffin, W.Dyson and F.Morris shaded blue.
Honey Tin
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Metal honey tin with metal handle and lid. Front label; "Finest Honey for your daily Diet" "NET WEIGHT 3Kg" Two notices on label, first notice; "Honey is an ideal breakfast food" second notice is a general statement on use of honey.
Historical information
Honey tins were made to industry standards, and beekeepers bought tins from manufacturers. One of the largest manufacturers was Pender Bros, based in Maitland NSW. When a customer had emptied a tin, they returned it to the beekeeper when they went to buy more honey.
Publication - Honey: from flower to tables. (Rosenbaum, Stephanie and Kopp, Caroline). San Francisco, 2002.
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
120 pages, illustrated.
Publication - A quantitative model of honey bee colony population dynamics. (Khoury, David S., Myercough, Mary R. and Barron, Andrew B.). np, 2011.
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6 pages.
Publication - The use of locally-native trees & shrubs in the southern Riverina (Driver, M. & Porteners, M.), Deniliquin, 1996
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Uncapping Knife
Beechworth Honey Archive, Beechworth
Metal uncapping knife with wooden handle. Two metal pins protrude from wooden handle
Historical information
The knife was heated by a steam hose running through the handle and blade. Once heated, it was used for removing caps from individual cells in one sweep across the frame. This exposed the honey before the fame was placed in the extractor.
Inscriptions & Markings
Metal knife shows extensive use wear. Wooden handle burnt in places. Evidence of being homemade