Honey from wildflower meadows at Rotherfield, Sussex

This honey was made by bees that John and Gayle Schumacher keep in their wildflower meadows, just in the lee of protective trees and overlooking a beautiful lake.  They took this honey in July, just enough to fill 130 jars. The rest they left for the bees.

This honey is lovely to eat, it's got caramelly notes to it - but not overly sweet, it's a well balanced honey - I think you'll love it!

Limited edition: 1 of 130 jars 

Size: 224g / 8oz jars

The story of the beekeeper included

PROVENANCE

The Schumachers started beekeeping due to Gayle's persistent and heavy hints, giving John a book on beekeeping every Christmas! They have now been keeping bees for several years and I love visiting them and catching up

John turned his farmland into fishing lakes back in the early 80’s and created a beautiful landscape. Gayle’s passion has been creating the wildflower meadows to give a wild habitat for all our pollinators. They’re rightly proud of the huge range of plant, animal and insect diversity the meadows and lakes now support. It’s a beautiful wildlife haven, and home to some very lucky bees!

 SUSTAINABILITY

We work with small scale British beekeepers who we visit to talk bees with and see the bees and landscapes that make each honey. All of our beekeepers are good custodians of their bees and the woodlands, meadows, gardens and fields they keep them in. They talk to local farmers, landowners, fellow allotment owners and councils to encourage planting for pollinators, sustainable woodland management and protecting the natural landscape for their bees.  Our aim is to bring you special limited edition honeys from more and more British beekeepers: as long as they're good custodians of their bees of course!

Our jars and labels are all British sourced to keep our transport miles and carbon footprint low. We absorb the extra cost  

DELIVERY

Sent by 2^nd class tracked postage with Royal Mail, with postage charged depending on weight. So my Top Tip - postage on 2 or 3 jars costs the same as it does for one jar, just saying ;)

Our honeys are safely packed in Yorkshire hay and British sourced cardboard boxes, Opening the box is a treat with the sweet smell of summer and our jar of honey nestling inside.