Bee rescue · raw honey · mentoring
The bees can’t speak for themselves. So we do.
BeesFriend runs live bee removal and swarm rescue around Berwick and South East Melbourne — honeybees relocated 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
As heard on Dirty Linen with Dani Valent →
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
Raw, chemical-free, kept to one standard.
Get bees rescued
Live bee removal — 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