ARIS PETRATOS AND THE THREE BEES
Aris, our speaker, is a member of Rotarians for Bees. He is also a commercial bee- keeper. You can buy his honey in supermarkets and in smaller farmer markets. Look out for 3 Bees Honey with the funky labels
HOW ARIS FOUND BEES
Aris's love of bees started in an unusual way. With a Greek heritage he, understandably, spent a lot of time in a Greek Orthodox Church where wax candles are used. Unsurprisingly these candles are made from beeswax.
Humans, historically, have had an enduring and productive relationship with bees. They pollinate, and consequently feed human beings. Since his early childhood, Aris has been fascinated by and passionate about them. When he visited the Collingwood Childrens' Farm, a bee- keeper there took his contact details , and sent him a swarm to enable him to establish a hive. This was only the beginning of what would become not only his hobby, but his job.
WHAT TO DO WITH EXCESS HONEY?
Once he began to produce excess honey, he realised that he could sell his product (hence the The 3 Bees). Unlike many of the supermarket brands which can be diluted with additives product, Aris' product is in a glass jar and labeled in accordance with the plant from which it was pollinated.
MARKET STALLS AND HONEY
Due to the variety of Australian native flora and fauna, the type of honey produced is of an extraordinarily high quality, in fact, the best in the world. He may have been a finance broker and involved in shopping tours in his previous working life, but he has developed a deep knowledge of plant life and how this leads to the magical variety of honey.
Thanks for a fascinating talk Aris