AGHS Sydney - Apiculture (beehive products) & Garden Culture

Such was the English prodigality and expertise in Apiculture (hive products) and Apitherapy (remedial use of those products), that England was once known as the Isle of Honey. Skilled in botanical medicine and gardening in extreme conditions, their diligence as apiarists was grounded in cunning garden design, both in formal gardens, cottage kitchen gardens and nurturing the commons. This talk will examine those factors and practices, up to the 19^th century, and the factors that led to the reduced reliance on English apiculture.

Liane Colwell won a le Cordon Bleu scholarship for her MA Gastronomy. She has MC’d and presented events at the Museum of Sydney, CSIRO (Australian Institute of Food Scientists and Technologists (AIFST)) including conferences and posters. She has given talks at bee clubs like The Rise of Sugar and the Fall of Honey and judges hive products at all levels (national Honey Show at the Royal Easter Show; Orange show) and the Colonel Pulling Trophy (NSW): Amateur Beekeeping Club, 3 years running. And is a regular speaker at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show 2025: Gourmet Cooking with Honey. Liane taught apiculture at Sydney’s best cooking school (Accoutrement, Mosman) in 2005, 2006 and at community colleges, giving public demonstrations, guest lectures at UNSW & UTS. She is a trade and post-trade qualified chef and confectioner, with a Permaculture Design Course and permaculture teaching qualification. She has a passion for vermiculture (worm farming). She hopes to start a PhD this year.

For further details, contact Steven Halliday    0409 417 848    aghssydney@gmail.com