by whc | Jun 22, 2022 | News
This was in a plum tree in the orchard when I arrived at the apiary this morning. Swarming is the way honey bee colonies reproduce. When the colony decides it is ready to swarm, the Queen along with around 2/3 of the colony, will leave the hive and bivouac nearby. The...
by whc | Jun 4, 2022 | News
Just finished extracting the last of the Spring honey and, because we had such wonderful weather, there’s been quite a lot of it. Spring honey is very different to the main crop harvested at the end of the season in Autumn. This is due to the forage available to...
by whc | May 20, 2022 | News
We are a small, family business based in Worksop. Our bees produce a limited amount of surplus honey every year which we sell to our local community and independent stockists. We have several apiaries situated in the area, which benefit from an excellent balance of...
by whc | May 1, 2022 | News
The National Honey Monitoring Scheme is conducted annually by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) in partnership with beekeepers throughout the country. Beekeepers provide honey samples to be analysed giving the researchers important data which contributes...
by whc | May 1, 2022 | News
A common misconception is that honey that has crystallised has ‘gone bad’ or that it is a sign of contamination. This is false. The fact is that all honey will crystallise given the right conditions. Honey is a super-saturated solution of two sugars: glucose and...
