Honey & Beeswax Products

Raw honey

Header product — groups varieties. Log sales here for quick entry, or against a specific variety for finer tracking.

Wildflower honey

Stringybark honey

Ironbark honey

Leatherwood honey

Manuka honey

Creamed honey

Infused honey

Header product — groups varieties.

Chilli honey

Lemon honey

Cinnamon honey

Lavender honey

Honeycomb

Beeswax products

Header product — groups varieties.

Beeswax candles

Beeswax wraps

Beeswax lip balm

Beeswax wood polish

Pollen

Remove if not harvested.

Raw honey (harvested from hives)

Primary product and input for infused honey and beeswax products.

Beeswax (rendered from hive cappings)

Rendered and filtered before use in candles, wraps, and balms.

Propolis

Remove if not harvested.

Pollen

Remove if not harvested.

Chilli (for infused honey)

Lemon (for infused honey)

Cinnamon (for infused honey)

Lavender (for infused honey)

Wicks (for beeswax candles)

Food-grade wax paper (for beeswax wraps)

Essential oils (for lip balm)

Shea butter / coconut oil (for lip balm)

Honey extractor (centrifugal)

Farm asset — centrifugal extractor spins frames to release honey.

Settling tank / honey gate

Allows wax and air bubbles to rise before bottling.

Warming cabinet

For creaming honey and keeping honey flowable in cold weather.

Wax melter / double boiler

For rendering and filtering beeswax for candles, wraps, and balms.

Refractometer

Measures honey moisture content — must be below 20% to prevent fermentation. Essential quality control tool.

Filling equipment (jars, pumps)

Display stands and boards

Trestle tables

Gazebo/marquee

Cash float/till

Market stall setup / honey stall

Honey jars (250g, 500g, 1kg)

Lids and seals

Honeycomb containers

Beeswax wrap packaging

Candle packaging

Ingredient and allergen labels

Must include weight, ingredients, best before date, producer name and address, and country of origin.

Branded stickers / labels

Food Business Registration

Required for honey and all food products.

Food Supervisor Certificate

At least one person — the nominated contact for food safety inspections.

Food Handler Certificate

Every person handling food.

Public Liability Insurance

Apiary registration

Mandatory in all Australian states — beekeepers must register their hives with the state agricultural authority. In Victoria, register with Agriculture Victoria. Separate from Food Business Registration.

Honey labelling compliance

Must declare country of origin, weight, producer name and address. Best before date required under FSANZ Standard 1.2.5.

Accurate labelling compliance

All pre-packaged honey must show: weight, ingredients, best before date, producer name and address, and country of origin.

Product Liability Insurance

Required if selling beeswax lip balm or skincare products — covers harm caused by the product itself.

Market stall fee

Fuel — travel