ABOUT

Meet Henry and Mary, the Busy Bees behind Backyard Honey looking to inspire the next generation of beekeepers, drive awareness of the importance of urban bee populations and help locals support Australian beekeepers through the purchase of local honey and hive hosting.

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A cancelled overseas career sabbatical in 2020 meant the pair were open to new ideas, so when Peter and Jane Dyer were selling the business and looking to hand the reigns over to an energetic, community-driven couple, it was a sweet story.

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Today, Henry and Mary are supported by an A-Team Bee Team who hand-tend to over 250 hives across Victoria and help keep the Honey House running smoothly.

 

In addition to beekeeping, Mary and Henry run education sessions for all ages across Melbourne and have recently published their first book, Honeybees.