Linden
Late June — early July
Pale, almost green when fresh. Sets within two months into a fine, spreadable grain. The lightest of the three and the first to sell out.
250 g · 500 g · 1 kg
Forty hives, one extractor and a shed with a tin roof. We keep bees where the pine wood meets the river meadow, and we jar what they make without heating or blending it.
This year's honey
Meadow
July
Clover, knapweed and whatever the river bank offers that summer. Amber, rounded, different every year. This is the one we eat ourselves.
500 g · 1 kg
Heather
August — September
Dark, thick as jelly and slightly bitter at the end. It has to be pressed, not spun, so there is never much of it.
250 g only
Forest
Some years, not all
Honeydew from the pines in hot, still summers. Nearly black, malty, stays liquid for a year. Ask at the gate whether there is any.
250 g · 500 g
How we keep them
The hives stay in one place all year; we do not move them after crops. We take honey twice a season and leave the brood boxes alone, so the colonies go into winter on their own stores. Wax goes back to the bees as foundation, and the rest becomes candles in November.
Jars are returnable. Bring back four clean ones and the fifth is filled at half price — the labels soak off in warm water.