Bee rescue · raw honey · mentoring
The bees can’t speak for themselves. So we do.
BeesFriend rescues honeybees around Berwick and South East Melbourne — alive, never exterminated.
I’m Laszlo Kun, and I bet my own future on the bees. Six years ago I drew equity from my family home to catch my first swarm. Today BeesFriend looks after 170 colonies across Melbourne — every one kept chemical-free and welfare-first, and every jar of honey funds the next rescue.
Six years, by the numbers
170
colonies
16
locations
0
killed, ever
★★★★★
What people say
Rated 5.0 from 121 reviews on Google
★★★★★
Laszlo helped remove a swarm of bees from our outdoor gazebo. His passion and commitment to his full time hobby is incredible.
— Abraham J.
★★★★★
The best raw honey by far — creamy, perfect consistency and not overly sweet, just right. I will be buying from Laszlo again and again.
— Agnes
★★★★★
A truly noble venture — saving our suburban bees and producing an excellent product. Support Laszlo if you can and reap the benefits.
— David D.
Recognition
Judged against the district’s best
Seven placings across four Victorian agricultural shows and the Beekeepers Club — including three first prizes, for honey, naturally granulated honey and beeswax.
Naturally Granulated Honey
Red Hill A&H Society
2025
Honey
Berwick & District A.H. Society
2025
Beeswax Stalagmite
Beekeepers Club
2024
Creamed Honey
Pakenham A&H Society
2025
Honey
Bunyip & District Ag Show
2025
Light Beeswax
Red Hill A&H Society
2025
Honey
Bunyip & District Ag Show
2025
From the Stokehouse kitchen
“If we don’t have bees, I don’t get amazing produce — and the rest of the world doesn’t eat properly. It’s very simple.”
Jason Staudt Executive Chef, Stokehouse St Kilda
Beyond the honey
Tackling Varroa, together
Varroa mite is the greatest threat honeybees have faced in Australia — and in 2026, the mites began resisting the main chemical treatments. No one beekeeper can see the whole picture alone. We’ve built a free monitoring tool so beekeepers can check whether their treatment actually worked — and, together, build an honest, region-by-region view of what’s happening. It complements official reporting; it never replaces it.
Three ways to help
Take honey home
Every jar funds a rescue.
Get bees rescued
We relocate, never kill.
Learn to keep them
Six years of knowledge, passed on.
Melbourne’s bees have a friend.
121 five-star reviews · swarm rescue around Berwick & South East Melbourne · raw honey from rescued hives