The initial concept for Canberra Urban Honey was born from a simple observation: the number of bees in Canberra’s urban areas has declined in recent years. Residents throughout the ACT have experienced difficulties with pollination and reported reduced production from backyard vegetable gardens. Awareness and concern for the bees has grown within the wider community with many people asking “What c
an we do to help?”
Canberra Urban Honey aims to re-populate Canberra with honey bees. We are achieving this aim by creating and managing micro apiaries throughout Canberra using a “Hive Host” system. We find people interested in Bees and supply their backyard with hives. We manage the hives, and the hive host gets to enjoy the bees. Canberra Urban Honey was Australia’s first agricultural crowd funded project, with overwhelming support from the community. Now, Canberra Urban Honey is a self-sustaining small business, continuing to strive for a sustainable city and support the development of bee friendly environments. Canberra Urban Honey is part of the Honey Delight Family, Beekeepers that have been producing honey and keeping bees since 1923. We are highly skilled and extremely passionate about bees.
