Beechworth Honey Archive

Welcome

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the place now called Victoria, and all First Peoples living and working on this land. We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders — past, present and future.

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About

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.

Our collection

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).

Themes: Shaping Victoria's Environment, Transforming and managing land and natural resources, Building Victoria's industries and workforce, Building community life

Type of organisation

archive, heritage centre, museum

Opening hours

Bookings essential - please email [email protected]

Contact

Website Email

See the Valuations page for information on historical item valuation.

Welcome

About

Our collection

Items featured online

Report, Price determination in the Australian food industry, a report, 2004

Book, Growing Australian native plants from seed: for revegetation tree planting and direct seeding, 2009

Book, Plants and planting plans for a bee garden, 2012

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Welcome

About

Our collection

Items featured online

Report, Price determination in the Australian food industry, a report, 2004

Book, Growing Australian native plants from seed: for revegetation tree planting and direct seeding, 2009

Book, Plants and planting plans for a bee garden, 2012