Itchy Feet Farm

12/01/2026

Hello friends 🤍
We wanted to acknowledge our quiet patch here.

We’ve taken some time offline while processing a shift in our family dynamics following a health diagnosis. For a while, we needed to simplify life and focus on our family unit.

While we’ve been quieter online, farm life hasn’t slowed. We’ll share some of the fun we’ve been having on the farm with you soon!

We’re going to start easing back online slowly, so watch this space. 🤍

02/08/2025

Can you see the peanut shaped cell sticking out of this honey comb?

We were extracting honey last night and found this empty queen cell in a box which the queen should not have had access to. It’s a mystery!

Queen cells are built by worker bees for the queen to lay a new egg in, and hopefully grow a replacement queen bee. Usually the worker bees would build these cells in ‘brood’ boxes where the queen hangs out instead of in honey boxes which the queen are excluded from.

So did the worker bees get confused and build the cell in the wrong place? Or was the queen a Houdini and sneaking through the Queen excluder?

26/07/2025

Don’t these bees know it’s not summer!? We have had so many warm days this winter, the bees are on to an unseasonable flow of white and grey box.

Guess we’ll have to keep beekeeping during the off season this year!

19/07/2025

Taking a deep breath, watching the sun set. ☀️ We had a massive day at the Mount Colliery markers today and we SOLD OUT of our raw, plastic free honey! 🍯 (don’t worry, we have more tucked away 😍)

16/07/2025

We will be at the Mount Colliery markets this weekend selling our honey 🍯 and celebrating Jumpers and Jazz 🎶
We hope to see you there!

ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO! // We're looking forward to welcoming you to our 2025 Mount Colliery Country Craft Market! 😁

The friendliest market in the Southern Downs is a highlight of the annual Jumpers and Jazz in July festival, and it's on again on Saturday, 19 July. Save the date and bundle the family into the car for the annual pilgrimage to our gorgeous neck of the woods.

Local musicians will provide a magical soundscape throughout the day, and delicious refreshments and baked treats will be available to delight your taste buds.

The 107-year-old Mount Colliery QCWA Hall will be filled to the brim with wares made with love by the Southern Downs and Granite Belt's finest artisans. Some stalls are cash-only, so don't forget to visit the ATM before you arrive. 🧶🧵🎭☕️🍰🎵

Don't miss out! Make sure to add the Mount Colliery Country Craft Market to your Jumpers and Jazz in July itinerary today.

📅 19 July 2025
⏰ 9 am to 3 pm
📍 QCWA Hall, 7 Bakers Rd, Mount Colliery

Gold coin donation at the door to help maintain our beautiful hall.

Southern Downs and Granite Belt | Queensland Country