Clifford's Honey Farm

06/06/2026

🌿🐝 What a wonderful afternoon at our very first Daughters of the Hive event! 💛

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the day so special. We loved sharing creativity, conversation, delicious food, and the story of our family farm.

Special thanks to King and Queen Bee, Michelle Peacock for the beautiful grazing platters, and to Kate, Sal and Kath, all our wonderful staff for all your hard work, support, and help today and behind the scenes. 🌸✨

We are so grateful for the encouragement and enthusiasm shown by everyone who attended. Here's to the first of many memorable gatherings at Clifford's Honey Farm! 🐝🍯🌿

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03/06/2026

🌿🐝 Daughters of the Hive is happening this Saturday 6th June 2pm to 5pm at Clifford's Honey Farm.

Discover the fun of geli plate printing — a creative printmaking process where every print is one-of-a-kind, easy to learn, and often full of delightful surprises that become part of the artwork. 🎨✨

No experience is needed, just a willingness to play, experiment, and create.

Enjoy honey-inspired grazing and drinks, creativity, connection, and a relaxed afternoon on Kangaroo Island.

We still have a few places available and would love to welcome you. 💛

🎟️ Bookings: https://cliffordshoney.rezdy.com/758137/daughters-of-the-hive

24/05/2026

✨ We’re excited to share that Daughters of the Hive has been featured by Glam Adelaide 🐝💛

Read our story below for more information on the event 🌿
Book now 🐝

Thank you, Glam Adelaide, for sharing our story 💛

'Daughters of the Hive' celebrates the finest honey and offers a unique creative and gastronomic experience on Kangaroo Island.

16/05/2026

✨🐝 Daughters of the Hive 🖼️🌿

Join us on Saturday 6th June
at Clifford’s Honey Farm for an intimate afternoon of botanical geli printing, honey-inspired grazing and drinks, creativity, and Kangaroo Island storytelling.

This Gutsy event brings together art, honey, and agritourism in a relaxed rural setting, with guests creating handcrafted prints to take home.

Only 20 places available. ✨
🎟️ Book now: https://cliffordshoney.rezdy.com/758137/daughters-of-the-hive

07/05/2026

🌿 Daughters of the Hive – a Gutsy experience at Clifford’s Honey Farm 🍯🎨

Join us on 6th June for a beautiful, sensory afternoon of honey-inspired grazing and drinks, storytelling, art, and connection — led by the women behind our hives.

Taste, create, and slow down with us in a truly Kangaroo Island setting.



✨ Limited places available

Book here:
https://cliffordshoney.rezdy.com/758137/daughters-of-the-hive

07/05/2026

🌿 Daughters of the Hive – a Gutsy experience at Clifford’s Honey Farm 🍯🎨

Join us on 6th June for a beautiful, sensory afternoon of honey-inspired grazing and drinks, storytelling, art, and connection — led by the women behind our hives.

Taste, create, and slow down with us in a truly Kangaroo Island setting.



✨ Limited places available

Book here:
https://cliffordshoney.rezdy.com/758137/daughters-of-the-hive

20/02/2026

🌸🐝 Ligurian Honey Bee – Kangaroo Island 🐝🌸

📸 Photo credit: Nikki Redman

There’s something truly special about watching a Ligurian honey bee at work. On Kangaroo Island, our bees are pure Apis mellifera ligustica — known for their gentle temperament, strong work ethic, and beautiful golden colour.

But what fascinates me most is the science behind what you’re seeing in this photo.

A honey bee has two stomachs.

✨ 1. The Honey Stomach (Crop)
This is a specialised storage pouch. When a bee visits a flower, she collects nectar and stores it here — not for herself, but for the hive. Enzymes in the honey stomach begin breaking down complex sugars into simpler ones. By the time she returns home, the nectar has already started transforming into honey.

✨ 2. The Digestive Stomach
This is her true stomach — used for her own nutrition and energy. The bee can control a valve between the two, deciding whether nectar goes toward honey production or toward fuelling her flight muscles.

Incredible, isn’t it?
She is both collector and chemist.

As she flies from flower to flower, she also pollinates — transferring pollen (like the golden grains you can see on her leg) and supporting entire ecosystems.

One tiny bee.
Two stomachs.
Thousands of flowers.
And a hive working in harmony. 💛

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✨ Want to see this science in action?

🐝 Book a tour: www.cliffordshoney.com.au
🍯 Shop online or visit us in-store
🕘 Open 7 days a week, 9am–5pm

Come and experience the story of Kangaroo Island’s Ligurian bees for yourself.

VisitKI

14/02/2026

Inside the hive, the queen is never alone. 👑🐝

Worker bees feed her, groom her, and care for her constantly. She doesn’t rule by force — she leads through natural harmony, and the colony responds as one.

When the time comes to replace her — through age, illness, or swarming — the workers prepare carefully. They select several young larvae and feed them royal jelly, raising multiple potential queens at once. Each develops inside her own queen cell.

When the first new queen emerges, she seeks out the others. If they are still developing, she will sting through their cells. If two queens emerge together, they fight — and only one survives.

It may seem harsh, but this is how the colony ensures strength and stability. There can only be one laying queen.

This is the brilliance of bees.

And here on Kangaroo Island, it’s even more unique.
Our Rare Ligurian bees have been protected in isolation for over 140 years — the world’s last remaining pure strain. 🍯🌿

✨ If you’d love to experience it for yourself, we warmly invite you to visit us.
Book a tour or order our pure honey online at
www.cliffordshoney.com.au






IslandHeritage

26/11/2025

🚨 IMPORTANT BIOSECURITY UPDATE FOR TRAVELLERS TO KANGAROO ISLAND
Kangaroo Island is a bee sanctuary, and with new Varroa detections on the mainland, it’s more important than ever to reduce risk.

🧼 Please wash your vehicle before boarding the Sealink ferry.
This helps prevent bees, plant matter, and soil from travelling across to the island.

Here are convenient car-wash locations on the way to Cape Jervis:
✔️ OTR Yankalilla
✔️ OTR Aldinga
✔️ Aldinga Car & Dog Wash
✔️ Christies Beach Car Wash
✔️ Morphett Vale Car Wash
✔️ Seaford Car Wash
(Any car wash before the last 15–20km is ideal.)

🐝 PIRSA has confirmed new Varroa detections in the Limestone Coast & upper Fleurieu, including Taratap and Sellicks Hill. These sites are linked through beekeeper movements, and surveillance is ongoing.

Please stay informed and help protect our island’s pure Ligurian bees.
Thank you for doing your part 💛🐝
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We work with businesses and the community to promote the future of livestock related industries in South Australia. This includes seeking opportunities for development, implementing biosecurity measures, and supporting animal welfare.

20/10/2025

🍯 Honey Water & Muscle Recovery 💪

A 2024 study by exercise scientists from Shiraz University (Iran) and Middle East University (Jordan) — published in the international journal Frontiers in Physiology — found that athletes who drank a honey-sweetened beverage before training experienced less muscle soreness and faster recovery after intense exercise.

That’s sweet news for active people everywhere — from gym-goers and runners to farmers, hikers, and sports lovers across Australia and the world. 🌏
Clifford’s pure Kangaroo Island honey offers the same natural carbohydrates and antioxidants used in the study, helping fuel energy and reduce post-workout fatigue.

Try this before your next workout:
➡️ 1–2 tablespoons of Clifford’s honey
➡️ 250 mL warm water
➡️ Optional: squeeze of lemon 🍋

Train sweet. Recover stronger.
🐝 Clifford’s Honey Farm — Naturally Pure Energy from Kangaroo Island to the World. 🇦🇺🌿

shop www.cliffordshoney.com.au