Business is sweet for this budding Cape beekeeper

A SCHOOL course blossomed into a sweet business opportunity for teen entrepreneur Julia Arnold, who runs The Golden Drop Honey from her family farm in Lakeland.

The 19-year-old grew up in the small Cape York town, but completed her highschooling in Malanda, travelling home on weekends and holidays to her family’s seed crop property.

“I started getting interested in beekeeping after we did a short course as part of my rural operations class,” Ms Arnold said.

“My family had a few hives already so I asked our beekeeper, Wim De Jong, if I could buy them and start taking care of them.”

Mr De Jong gifted the hives to the budding apiarist, and taught her some more tricks of the trade, with her honey business kicking off in 2021.

Despite being stung multiple times, Ms Arnold says her future is still looking sweet.

Julia Arnold with her hive at Lakeland.

“I’ve moved to Cairns to start a new career, but will continue to be a beekeeper when I visit home,” she said.

Golden Drop Honey is available to buy at Steffies roadside stall on PDR at Lakeland.

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