![Flagstone's resident honey producers Jason and Natasha Roebig have once again sampled sweet success. Picture supplied. Flagstone's resident honey producers Jason and Natasha Roebig have once again sampled sweet success. Picture supplied.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/162400250/b2bbbae4-2a64-4ea0-8274-59aabac5e2ee.jpg/r0_286_3318_2148_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Local honey producers Bee All Natural are being swarmed with awards after a very successful trip to the Ekka.
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Natasha Roebig, one half of the beekeeping enterprise, said the highlight of the show was taking out all three podium spots in the creamed honey contest.
"We took out a whole category, it was a clean sweep," Mrs Roebig said.
Her husband Jason said the awards were great, but the fact that they were assessed by industry peers made the success that much sweeter.
"It's great to get the awards," Mr Roebig said.
"But at the end of the day, our honey is being reviewed and judged by our peers in the industry and they consider that as quality.
"It really comes down to the intention and effort we put into our products."
The Roebigs were given awards in the following categories:
- White honey: third
- Golden honey: second, fourth
- Dark honey: fourth
- Coarse grain granulated honey: first, fourth
- Creamed honey: first, second, third
- Comb and liquid honey: first, second
- Yellow beeswax: first, second
- Beeswax for commercial trade: second, third
The couple also won a major award at the Logan Chamber of Commerce's Business Distinction Awards, taking the top spot in the Sustainability category.
Mrs Roebig said the awards were as much a celebration of the couple's business acumen as they were a recognition of their efforts in the wider community as they put their weight behind charitable causes like Flagstone Foodbank and flood fundraisers.
"Small businesses through Logan are doing similar things to us in terms of trying to give back to the community," she said.
"That's what the chamber is celebrating, they recognise that."
Mr Roebig agreed, and said any awards the business received were as much a credit to the wider Flagstone community as they were a credit to their business.
"Without the community supporting us, we can't support them," he said.
"The support we've had here over the past five years has helped us build our business to where it is today. I don't think our business would have developed into what it is."