Honey from a garden, Lower Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex (June)

This honey was taken from the bees he keeps in his back garden in June.. It's got such a light straw colour and tastes like marzipan with the taste lasting for ages.  It's unusual and totally delicious. The bees produced just enough for Simon to take enough to fill 90  jars so it really is a limited edition!

Limited edition: 1 of  only 90 jars

Size: 224g / 8oz jars

The story of the beekeeper included

PROVENANCE

As part of his studying and curious nature Simon took some of the honey to look at under the microscope to see what pollens were there and was amazed to see holly pollen. There is a holly bush very close to the bees but us beekeepers usually assume that the bees forage further afield, often overlooking what is right next to them – not this time!

Simon has been keeping bees in his back garden since lockdown when his Sailing Club had to close, so he turned to beekeeping for a distraction. He has thrown himself in to it, now Chair of the Eastbourne Beekeeping Association and loving studying and learning all he can about bees, flowers and the beekeeping craft. He’s enjoying introducing his young children to beekeeping and excited to develop his own, and others’, knowledge of all things bee-related.

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.