One of the hives at Larnoo, near Ghin Ghin.
The hives
Three hives on Larnoo, a working property in the ranges north of Melbourne near Ghin Ghin. The land sits in the Yea River corridor: open farmland running into creek lines, with native stringybark and box–ironbark bush climbing the ridge behind the house.
It's good foraging country. The bees have open pasture, creek vegetation, and a belt of native bush all within range. What ends up in the jar reflects the season and what's flowering, so each pull is different.
The operation is small and deliberate. Brood checks, seasonal records, attention to colony health. The intention is to expand slowly as the colonies build strength. Quality over volume.
Coming into spring 2026, two of the hives are already full ten-frame boxes, and the season is only just getting going.
The honey
Raw and unfiltered. Strained by hand through coarse mesh, just enough to remove the wax and debris, nothing more. What the bees made is what ends up in the jar.
Most honey on supermarket shelves has been heated, ultra-filtered, and in many cases produced by colonies fed on sugar syrup rather than forage. The result is a shelf-stable, visually consistent product that bears little resemblance to what bees actually make when left to work real country.
The flavour varies by season. Spring honey tends to be lighter and more floral, with the bees working wattle and native shrubs as they come out of winter. Summer draws on a broader range and the result is deeper, more complex, harder to pin down.
Supply is limited by the nature of the operation. Three hives don't produce large volumes. When a batch is gone it's gone, and the next pull depends on the season and the colony.
The country around Larnoo: river flats, hills, and high country.
The country
Larnoo sits in the Yea River corridor, open country between the ranges and the river flats, with red gums along the creek line and stringybark bush running up the ridge. The Goulburn winds through the landscape to the east.
The seasons here are distinct. Cold winters, warm summers, and a succession of flowering through spring and autumn that the bees track with more precision than any calendar. The honey is a record of that: what was open, what was worth flying to, what the season had to offer.
Learn more at larnoo.com.au
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