The Yenda Group is a proud supporter of World Bee Day. This day celebrates and recognises the important role these little pollinators play in our ecosystem.

Recently, the Yenda Group interviewed local Apiarist Matthew Skinner from Skinners Apiarist Services (Big Springs Honey), to find out what it is like BEEing a beekeeper.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN BEEKEEPING?

I started working bees in 2009 when I got a job with Harold Saxvik JNR in Darlington Point.

WHAT TYPE OF BEES DO YOU KEEP?

Here at Big Springs Honey we keep European Honey Bees because they are the most productive for pollination and honey production.

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