WESCOBEE is please to advise that it was selected as a finalist in the Agibusiness Export Award catagory of the 2009 Western Australian Industry & Export Awards program. While not winning the catagory, becoming a finalist recognises the 83 years of committment to the continious export of Western Australia’s unique honeys to the world market.
WESCOBEE’s Jarrah honey label won the gold medal award at the WA Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) in August 2009. Wescobe’s organic honey labels for the 500 gram and one kilogram jars (set) won the bronze award.
The jarrah label will move forward to national awards. Wescobee’s printer, Labelworld, entered the labels and are ecstatic with the result, as is Eduard Planken CEO of WESCOBEE. “If our label wins the national award, it will be a fantastic promotion for Jarrah honey.” The awards are chosen on impact, style, and overall appeal and then judged on printing excellence in terms of colour registration and die cutting.
WESCOBEE sponsored the popular Celebrity Kitchen at the Every Women Expo for 2009 with the Hon. Lord Mayor of Perth - Lisa Scaffidi, Mr Howard Sattler of Radio 882 6PR, and Sean Marco - Burswood Chef de Cuisine in attendance. Chef Dale Sniffen again created wonderful WESCOBEE HONEY recipes. These can be seen in the attached PDF or by following the link:
Wescobee is pleased to announce the introduction of its Certified Organic Honey product packed in a 500g size.
‘Organic’ is a term used to indicate that a product is produced in a way that cares for both the bees and for the environment:
Organic certification is an audit and inspection process which allows enterprises to be verified ‘organic’ by a credible independent organisation. All inputs are of natural origin, the product is free from man-made chemical contaminants and produced in areas of native forest away from agriculture.
Wescobee’s Organic honey guarantees you that the entire production process, including the source of the nectar, forage area of the bees, management of the bees, extraction process, transportation, processing and packaging materials complies with Organic certification.
Organic Honey is produced from hives specially located in wild forests throughout Western Australia. These forests offer an incredible variety of native trees and flowers from which our bees extract a pure honey. Wescobee Organic Honey is produced in accordance with Australian National Organic Standard program.
In a review of 15 studies, New Zealand researchers found that burned skin covered with honey healed as much as four days faster than skin treated with antibiotic creams or sterile wound dressings. Seems the sweet stuff has powerful anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. “It’s ideal because it rapidly soothes the pain and promotes healing,” says the study author.
Next time you singe yourself, cool your skin with cold water, spread honey on some gauze and apply it to the burn. Change the dressing twice a day. However, if the burn is severe, see a doctor. Wescobee’s Jarrah Honey has proven high anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties (see our products page)
The price of honey is expected to rise within weeks because of drought, floods and bushfires in the Eastern States...