Northcliffe Bee Festival

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BEE SECURITY IS FOOD SECURITY

For the upcoming Northcliffe Bee Festival 2026, we’recreating a series of small-scale bee sculptures builtentirely from ...
15/05/2026

For the upcoming Northcliffe Bee Festival 2026, we’re
creating a series of small-scale bee sculptures built
entirely from old farm machinery and tools.

There’s a certain weight to old farm machinery. Not just in how heavy it is, but in what it’s been part of. You can pick up a piece of metal and feel that it’s done something. A plough disc worn smooth from years of turning soil. A chain that’s been under tension its whole life. A blade that’s met the same ground again and again, season after season.

That’s how the bee sculptures are coming together. Not from clean and new materials, but from what’s already here. There are farmers who do not throw things away. If you do decide to let something go, we’ll make sure it carries its story with it. Where it came from. What it was used for. How long it worked the land. Everything still holds value, just in a different form.

~What We’re Looking For~
Rusty or unused farm tools
Broken machinery parts
Plough discs, harrows, blades
Chains, gears, metal fittings
Nylon ropes

Anything with weight, history, and character. If it once worked the land, it belongs in this story.

Why It Matters
Each piece donated becomes part of something larger, a collective reflection on how we farm, what we value, and what we choose to carry forward.

Where possible, we’ll acknowledge contributions, the
farm, the history, the years of use, so the sculpture
becomes not just an artwork, but a record of this
community.

How to Contribute
If you have tools or machinery parts you’re willing to donate, we’d love to hear from you.
📩 Send a photo to Gwen: [email protected]
Or simply reach out for a conversation.

📷 Captured through the lens and prowess of our incredible photographer

15/05/2026

A Call To Notice What Keeps Things Alive

You can walk through a farm and point to almost everything, the crops, the machinery, the work that’s been done.

But there’s always something missing from the picture.

The movement between things.
The unseen relationships holding life together.

A forest holds not because it stands, but because something moves through it.

Pollinators between flowers. Water through roots. Nutrients through soil.

A community holds the same way.

Not through buildings alone, but through care, exchange, contribution, and connection moving continuously through a place.

Bees remind us of this.

Not just as producers of honey, but as part of the invisible systems that keep landscapes, biodiversity, food, and communities alive.

And this is also a call to all honey producers, farmers, growers, beekeepers, educators, artists, and locals, reach out. Bring your knowledge, your stories, your ideas, your experience.

We succeed when we stand together.
When knowledge is shared.
When different worlds cross paths.
When community becomes stronger than competition.

The future of farming, pollination, and regional communities will not be built alone.

This festival is not only about bees.
It is about learning to notice the quiet systems that hold everything together.

🐝 Northcliffe Bee Festival 2026
Farming With Pollinators In Mind
Beefest.com.au

15/05/2026

A Call To Notice What Keeps Things Alive

You can walk through a farm and point to almost everything, the crops, the machinery, the work that’s been done.

But there’s always something missing from the picture.

The movement between things.
The unseen relationships holding life together.

A forest holds not because it stands, but because something moves through it.

Pollinators between flowers. Water through roots. Nutrients through soil.

A community holds the same way.

Not through buildings alone, but through care, exchange, contribution, and connection moving continuously through a place.

Bees remind us of this.

Not just as producers of honey, but as part of the invisible systems that keep landscapes, biodiversity, food, and communities alive.

And this is also a call to all honey producers, farmers, growers, beekeepers, educators, artists, and locals, reach out. Bring your knowledge, your stories, your ideas, your experience.

We succeed when we stand together.
When knowledge is shared.
When different worlds cross paths.
When community becomes stronger than competition.

The future of farming, pollination, and regional communities will not be built alone.

This festival is not only about bees.
It is about learning to notice the quiet systems that hold everything together.

🐝 Northcliffe Bee Festival 2026
On 24 October, Saturday
Farming With Pollinators In Mind

To the protectors of this land… 🌿🐝To those who have stood in the background for years, speaking up for forests, for wild...
19/03/2026

To the protectors of this land… 🌿🐝

To those who have stood in the background for years, speaking up for forests, for wildlife, for what cannot speak for itself…

To those who have written submissions, attended meetings, had the same conversations over and over again…

To those who are tired.

We see you.

There are moments when the weight of it all feels too much, when policies don’t reflect care,
when progress feels slow, when your voice feels like it disappears into the wind.

And in those moments, it’s okay to step back.
It’s okay to rest your heart.

Because this work has never been about burning out, it’s about staying.

🌱

Maybe right now is the time to celebrate what still exists.
To stand in the forest and remember why you began.
To share stories, food, laughter, and small moments of wonder.

Because when people come together in appreciation, something powerful happens, they begin to care.

And when people care, they protect.

🐝

To every nature protector feeling deflated,
you have not failed.

You are part of something much bigger, something slower, something that moves like seasons, not headlines.

And even when you step back…
the ripple of what you’ve done remains.

Take care of your heart.
Return when you’re ready.
Or simply come as you are.

We’re still here.
And there is still so much worth celebrating.

Us 🐝✨

Genius 📸 Melissa Zappeli

11/03/2026

The world is starting to pay attention to bees.

From scientists and farmers to filmmakers like James Cameron, whose upcoming project “Secrets of the Bees” shines a light on the extraordinary lives of these small but powerful pollinators.

Bees are not just honey makers.

They are ecosystem engineers.
Pollinators of forests, farms, and wild landscapes.
Quiet partners in the food systems that sustain us.

Honey bees.
Native bees.
Thousands of species, each playing a role in keeping life moving forward.

The more we understand bees, the more we realise something simple:

Protecting bees means protecting the conditions that allow life to flourish.

That’s why conversations around pollinators are growing around the world, from research labs to farms, gardens, and communities.

And it’s exactly the spirit behind the Northcliffe Bee Festival, where this year’s theme is Farming with Pollinators in Mind.

📅 24–25 October 2026
📍 Northcliffe, Western Australia

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A jar of honey is older than you think.It began months ago. Most cases, years ago, even decades ago. In a tree that deci...
27/02/2026

A jar of honey is older than you think.

It began months ago. Most cases, years ago, even decades ago. In a tree that decided to flower.
In bees flying thousands of unseen kilometres.
In weather that could have ruined everything, but didn’t.

It began in early mornings. In steady hands lifting heavy frames.

Honey tastes different every year because life is different every year.

Its richness.
Its strength.
Its natural goodness.

That comes from context.

From quality of landscape.
From season.
From care.

Before asking which honey is best, hold the jar for a moment.

There’s a story in there. 🍯🐝

Be part of the .
October 24-25, 2026
Celebrate the bees.

📸 Western Australia bee photographers, we need you.If you’ve captured:• Native bees• Honey bees• Bees in gardens• Bees i...
25/02/2026

📸 Western Australia bee photographers, we need you.

If you’ve captured:
• Native bees
• Honey bees
• Bees in gardens
• Bees in bushland
• Macro moments
• Bee & human interactions

DM your photo.

We’ll:
✔ Credit you
✔ Share your profile
✔ Feature your work across our socials

A heartfelt thank you to Melissa Zappelli , whose generous contributions have helped us create and share the beautiful posts you’ve been seeing so far. Your eye has helped shape this movement.

Let’s keep building it.

Let’s show WA what’s already here. 🐝📸

24/02/2026

Conservation starts with understanding that bees don’t just need flowers. They need the right conditions to thrive.

Yes, you can start small.
A shift in how you manage your soil.
It doesn’t have to be grand to be meaningful.

Bees need:
🔸Continuous seasonal blooms — so food is available across the year, not just in one burst.
🔸 Undisturbed soil for nesting — many native bees live underground.
🔸 Hollow stems and timber — natural cavities become nurseries.
🔸 Clean water — shallow sources with safe landing spots.
🔸 Reduced pesticide exposure — especially during flowering periods.
🔸 Diverse landscapes, not monocultures, variety creates resilience.

Leave a patch a little wild.
Plant with intention.
Allow imperfection.

Small habitats, multiplied across many homes and farms, become corridors of survival.

Start where you are. 🐝

Beehive footage by teralbaparkhoney

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